⁶⁸ But he said, I have no knowledge of him, or of what you are saying: and he went out into the doorway; and there came the cry of a cock.

⁷¹ And when he had gone out into the doorway, another saw him and says to those who were there, This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.

⁷² And again he said with an oath, I have no knowledge of the man.

²⁹ But Peter said to him, Though the others may be turned away from you, I will not.

³⁰ And Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you that you, today, even this night, before the cock's second cry, will say three times that you have no knowledge of me.

³¹ But he said with passion, If I have to be put to death with you, I will not be false to you. And they all said the same.

⁷² And in the same minute, the cock gave a second cry. And it came to Peter's mind how Jesus had said to him, Before the cock's second cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me. And at this thought he was overcome with weeping.

³⁶ Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus said in answer, Where I am going you may not come with me now, but you will come later.

³⁷ Peter said to him, Why may I not come with you even now? I will give up my life for you.

³⁸ Jesus said in answer, Will you give up your life for me? Truly I say to you, Before the cry of the cock you will have said three times that you are not my disciple.

¹² If we go on to the end, then we will be ruling with him: if we say we have no knowledge of him, then he will say he has no knowledge of us:

¹³ If we are without faith, still he keeps faith, for he will never be untrue to himself.