Matthew 26:63-75 ▼

63 But Jesus was silent. Then the high priest told him, |I command you by the living God to tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God!|

64 Jesus told him, |You have said so. Nevertheless I tell you, from now on you will see 'the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power' and 'coming on the clouds of heaven.'|

65 Then the high priest tore his robes and said, |He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Listen! You yourselves have just heard the blasphemy!

66 What is your verdict?| They replied, |He deserves to die!|

67 Then they spit in his face and hit him. Some slapped him,

68 saying, |Prophesy to us, you Messiah! Who hit you?|

69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard when a servant girl came up to him and said, |You, too, were with Jesus the Galilean.|

70 But he denied it in front of them all. |I don't know what you're talking about!| he exclaimed.

71 As he went out to the gateway, another woman saw him and told those who were there, |This man was with Jesus from Nazareth.|

72 Again he denied it and swore with an oath, |I don't know the man!|

73 After a little while, the people who were standing there came up and told Peter, |Obviously you're also one of them, because your accent gives you away.|

74 Then he began to curse violently. |I don't know the man!| he swore solemnly. Just then a rooster crowed.

75 Peter remembered the words of Jesus when he said, |Before a rooster crows, you'll deny me three times.| Then he went outside and cried bitterly.