⁷¹ As he went out to the gateway, another woman saw him and told those who were there, “This man was with Jesus from Nazareth.”^[a]

⁷² Again he denied it and swore with an oath, “I don’t know the man!”

⁷³ After a little while, the people who were standing there came up and told Peter, “Obviously you’re also one of them, because your accent gives you away.”

⁷⁴ Then he began to curse violently. “I don’t know the man!” he swore solemnly. Just then a rooster crowed. ⁷⁵ Peter remembered the words of Jesus when he said, “Before a rooster crows, you’ll deny me three times.” Then he went outside and cried bitterly.

⁶⁹ The servant girl saw him and again told those who were standing around, “This man is one of them!” ⁷⁰ Again he denied it.

After a little while, the people who were standing there began to say to Peter again, “Obviously you’re one of them, because you are a Galilean!”

⁷¹ Then he began to invoke a divine curse and to swear with an oath, “I don’t know this man you’re talking about!” ⁷² Just then a rooster crowed a second time.

Peter remembered that Jesus told him, “Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” Then he broke down and cried.

⁵⁸ A little later, a man looked at him and said, “You are one of them, too.”

But Peter said, “Mister,^[a] I am not!”

⁵⁹ About an hour later, another man emphatically asserted, “This man was certainly with him, because he is a Galilean!”

⁶⁰ But Peter said, “Mister,^[b] I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Just then, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

⁶¹ Then the Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. And Peter remembered the word from the Lord, and how he had told him, “Before a rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.” ⁶² So he went outside and cried bitterly.