Matthew 26:63-75

63But Jesus remained silent. And the high priest said to him, "I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God."

64Jesus said to him, "You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven."

65Then the high priest tore his robes and said, "He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy.

66What is your judgment?" They answered, "He deserves death."

67Then they spit in his face and struck him. And some slapped him,

68saying, "Prophesy to us, you Christ! Who is it that struck you?"

69Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, "You also were with Jesus the Galilean."

70But he denied it before them all, saying, "I do not know what you mean."

71And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, "This man was with Jesus of Nazareth."

72And again he denied it with an oath: "I do not know the man."

73After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, "Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you."

74Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, "I do not know the man." And immediately the rooster crowed.

75And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times." And he went out and wept bitterly.