Matthew 26:69-75 “Peter Denies Jesus” (10/5/25)

In Matthew 26:69-75, Peter, warming himself in the high priest's courtyard, is accused three times of being a follower of Jesus—first by a servant girl, then by bystanders noting his Galilean accent, and finally by others—and he denies any knowledge of him each time, even invoking oaths and curses in the third denial. As the rooster crows immediately after, fulfilling Jesus' earlier prophecy, Peter remembers his vow to stand by his master and breaks down in bitter weeping.