Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also {one} of this man's disciples? He saith, I am not.

And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.

But he denied before {them} all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.

And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:

Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also {one} of this man's disciples? He saith, I am not.

These {words} spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also {one} of his disciples? He denied {it}, and said, I am not.

Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.