68. But Peter denied it by saying, “I don’t know him, and I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”He went to the entrance. Then a rooster crowed.
69. The servant saw him. Once again she said to those who were standing around, “This man is one of them!”
70. Peter again denied it.After a little while the men standing there said to Peter again, “It’s obvious you’re one of them. You’re a Galilean!”
71. Then Peter began to curse and 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 said to him, “Before a rooster crows twice, you will say three times that you don’t know me.” Then Peter began to cry very hard.