great leader, this right-hand man of jesus, jesus knew better. truly i tell you, when the cock crows, you will have denied me three times. you can imagine just how fallen peter must have felt jesus says not only will you betray me, you re betray me three times before the cock crows. lord, if i have to die with you, i will never deny you. and jesus knew that he would. he probably was always aware that peter wasn t as grounded as peter himself thought he was.
he s worried about what s going to happen. because he s near the action, he has people see him. you were with jesus of galilee. i don t know what you re talking about. this man was with jesus. i do not know the man. yes, you were. certainly you were. your accent, it betrays you. i swear i do not know the man. and when that third denial happens and the cock crows, then according to one of the gospel writers, jesus looks right at peter. jesus and peter lock eyes with one another, i would imagine peter feels that jesus can look into his soul and knows what he did. and peter looks at jesus and sees the person that he has betrayed.
he is one of them. i don t know that man. you re mistaken. you re lying. [ cock crows ] [ cock crows ] all is as he said. where is god s army of angels? what do you hear? caiaphas is bringing him here. hearing jesus comes from galilee, pilate wants his blood on my hands. he wants my name to curse the lips of every jew. sillaeus, leave us. go! i will deal no more with holy men. i m a stone wall, herodias. i ll not argue. jesus threatens priests, but other than a mob hailing him king of the jews, he is no
peter stays close by because he s near the action. you don t know who that is. yes. your acts. he betrays you. and when that third denial happens and the cock crows, jesus looks right at peter. jesus and peter lock eyes with one another. i would imagine that peter feels
peter stays close by. he s untreeged to know what s going to. happen. he s worried about what s going to happen. because he s near the action, he has people see him. you were with jesus. i don t know what you re talking about. this man was with jesus. i do not know the man. yes, you were. your action, it betrays you. i swear i do not know the man. and when that third denial happens and the cock crows, jesus looks right at peter. jesus and peter lock eyes with one another. i would imagine peter feels that jesus can look into his soul and