John 18:15-27

New American Standard Bible

¹⁵^(A)Simon Peter was following Jesus, and so was another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and he entered with Jesus into ^(B)the courtyard of the high priest, ¹⁶^(C)but Peter was standing at the door outside. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in. ¹⁷^(D)Then the slave woman who was the doorkeeper *said to Peter, “^(E)You are not also one of this Man’s disciples, are you?” He *said, “I am not.” ¹⁸Now the slaves and the ^(F)officers were standing there, having made ^(G)a charcoal fire, for it was cold and they were ^(H)warming themselves; and Peter was also with them, standing and warming himself.

¹⁹^(I)The high priest then questioned Jesus about His disciples, and about His teaching. ²⁰Jesus answered him, “I ^(J)have spoken openly to the world; I always ^(K)taught in ^[a]synagogues and ^(L)in the temple area, where all the Jews congregate; and I said nothing in secret. ²¹Why are you asking Me? Ask those who have heard what I spoke to them. Look: these people know what I said.” ²²But when He said this, one of the ^(M)officers, who was standing nearby, ^(N)struck Jesus, saying, “Is that the way You answer the high priest?” ²³^(O)Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify of the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?” ²⁴^(P)So Annas sent Him bound to ^(Q)Caiaphas the high priest.

Peter’s Denial of Jesus

²⁵^(R)Now ^(S)Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “^(T)You are not one of His disciples as well, are you?” He denied it, and said, “I am not.” ²⁶One of the slaves of the high priest, who was related to the one ^(U)whose ear Peter cut off, *said, “Did I not see you in ^(V)the garden with Him?” ²⁷Peter then denied it again, and immediately ^(W)a rooster crowed.