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Caiaphas was the high
priest of the Jews; the mob led
Jesus to his palace hall.

The court had been
convened, and all the galleries
were packed with scribes and
Pharisees already sworn as
witnesses against the Lord.

The maid who kept the
palace door knew John and this
disciple asked that he and Peter
be admitted to the hall.

The maid permitted them
to enter in, and John went in;
but Peter was afraid and tarried
in the outer court.

The woman said to Peter,
as he stood beside the door, Are
you a follower of this man from
Galilee?

And Peter said, No, I am
not. The men who had brought
Jesus to the hall sat by a fire in
the outer court, because the
night was cool, and Peter sat
with them.

Another maid who waited
in the place saw Peter and she
said to him, You surely are from
Galilee; your speech is that of
Galilee; you are a follower of
this man.

And Peter said, I know not
what you mean; I do not even
know this man.

And then a servant of
Caiaphas, one of those who
seized the Lord and brought
him to the court, saw Peter and
he said to him,

Did I not see you in the
orchard of Massalian with this
seditious Nazarene? I’m sure I
did, and you are one of those
who followed him.

Then Peter rose and
stamped upon the floor, and
swore by every sacred thing,
that he knew not the criminal.

Now, John was standing
near and when he heard the
words and knew that Peter had
denied his Lord, he looked at
him in sheer astonishment.

Just then a cock crew
loud beneath the court, and
Peter called to mind the words
the Lord had said,

Before the cock shall
crow to-morrow morn you will
deny me thrice.

And Peter’s conscience
smote him heavily, and he went
out into the night and wept.