53. I was with you every day in the temple, and you didn't arrest me. But this is your time, and darkness is in control.”
54. Jesus was arrested and led away to the house of the high priest, while Peter followed at a distance.
55. Some people built a fire in the middle of the courtyard and were sitting around it. Peter sat there with them,
56. and a servant girl saw him. Then after she had looked at him carefully, she said, “This man was with Jesus!”
57. Peter said, “Woman, I don't even know that man!”
58. A little later someone else saw Peter and said, “You are one of them!”“No, I'm not!” Peter replied.
59. About an hour later another man insisted, “This man must have been with Jesus. They both come from Galilee.”
60. Peter replied, “I don't know what you are talking about!” At once, while Peter was still speaking, a cock crowed.
61. The Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered that the Lord had said, “Before a cock crows tomorrow morning, you will say three times that you don't know me.”
62. Then Peter went out and cried hard.
63. The men who were guarding Jesus made fun of him and beat him.
64. They put a blindfold on him and said, “Tell us who struck you!”
65. They kept on insulting Jesus in many other ways.
66. At daybreak the nation's leaders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law of Moses got together and brought Jesus before their council.
67. They said, “Tell us! Are you the Messiah?”Jesus replied, “If I said so, you wouldn't believe me.