Cowardice: Peter, in Denying the Lord

Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said. …

While Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the servant girls of the high priest came down …

Then they seized Jesus, led Him away, and took Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance. …

But Peter stood outside at the door. Then the disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.

At this, the servant girl watching the door said to Peter, “Aren’t you also one of this man’s disciples?” “I am not,” he answered.

Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they asked him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.”

Peter denied it once more, and immediately a rooster crowed.