Peter betrays Jesus

After Jesus was arrested John and Peter followed the crowd from a distance. They went to the house of the high priest. John knew someone in the house and he helped Peter to get into the courtyard. They wanted to see what was happening. It was cold and everyone was standing around a fire. Peter hoped nobody would notice him, but one of the servant girls said, “I know you! You were with Jesus!” Everyone was looking at Peter. And then he said, “You are wrong! I don’t know Jesus!” Peter went out to the gate. He was trying to leave, but another servant saw him and said, “You are one of Jesus’ followers!” Peter said, “I tell you, I don’t know him!” A little while later some of the people in the courtyard said, “You know, you talk just like the people from Galilee. You must be one of them!”

Peter said for the third time, “I do not know Jesus!” And then he heard a rooster crowing, and he realised what he had done. He remembered Jesus words: “Before the rooster crows, you will say three times that you do not know me.” Peter knew that he was not as brave as he had thought. He felt terrible. Although he loved the Lord Jesus very much, he had betrayed him. He went outside and he began to cry. Matthew 26:31-35, 69-75 Luke 22, John 13:31-38, John 18:15-27