New English Translation

Matthew 26:67-73 New English Translation (NET)

67. Then they spat in his face and struck him with their fists. And some slapped him,

68. saying, “Prophesy for us, you Christ! Who hit you?”

69. Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A slave girl came to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.”

70. But he denied it in front of them all: “I don’t know what you’re talking about!”

71. When he went out to the gateway, another slave girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.”

72. He denied it again with an oath, “I do not know the man!”

73. After a little while, those standing there came up to Peter and said, “You really are one of them too – even your accent gives you away!”