Matthew 26:63–75

⁶³But Jesus was silent. And the high priest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God that thou tell us if thou art the Christ the Son of God. ⁶⁴Jesus says to him, Thou hast said. Moreover, I say to you, From henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. ⁶⁵Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He has blasphemed: what need have we any more of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy. ⁶⁶What think ye? And they answering said, He is liable to the penalty of death. ⁶⁷Then they spit in his face, and buffeted him, and some struck him with the palms of their hand, ⁶⁸saying, Prophesy to us, Christ, Who is it who struck thee?

⁶⁹But Peter sat without in the palace-court; and a maid came to him, saying, And thou wast with Jesus the Galilaean. ⁷⁰But he denied before all, saying, I do not know what thou sayest. ⁷¹And when he had gone out into the entrance, another maid saw him, and says to those there, This man also was with Jesus the Nazaraean. ⁷²And again he denied with an oath: I do not know the man. ⁷³And after a little, those who stood there, coming to him, said to Peter, Truly thou too art of them, for also thy speech makes thee manifest. ⁷⁴Then he began to curse and to swear, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. ⁷⁵And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who had said to him, Before the cock crow thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went forth without, and wept bitterly.