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| 55 But when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter sat down with them. | 55 But when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter sat down with them. |
| 56 A servant girl saw him seated there in the firelight. She looked closely at him and said, "This man was with him." | 56 A servant girl saw him seated there in the firelight. She looked closely at him and said, "This man was with him." |
| 57 But he denied it. "Woman, I don't know him," he said. | 57 But he denied it. "Woman, I don't know him," he said. |
| 58 A little later someone else saw him and said, "You also are one of them." "Man, I am not!" Peter replied. | 58 A little later someone else saw him and said, "You also are one of them." "Man, I am not!" Peter replied. |
| 59 About an hour later another asserted, "Certainly this fellow was with him, for he is a Galilean." | 59 About an hour later another asserted, "Certainly this fellow was with him, for he is a Galilean." |
| 60 Peter replied, "Man, I don't know what you're talking about!" Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. | 60 Peter replied, "Man, I don't know what you're talking about!" Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. |
| 61 The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: "Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times." | 61 The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: "Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times." |
| 62 And he went outside and wept bitterly. | 62 And he went outside and wept bitterly. |
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