Luke 22:54-62
Peter Disowns Jesus
54Then seizing him, they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest. Peter followed at a distance. 55But when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter sat down with them. 56A servant girl saw him seated there in the firelight. She looked closely at him and said, "This man was with him."
57But he denied it. "Woman, I don't know him," he said.
58A little later someone else saw him and said, "You also are one of them."
"Man, I am not!" Peter replied.
59About an hour later another asserted, "Certainly this fellow was with him, for he is a Galilean."
60Peter replied, "Man, I don't know what you're talking about!" Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. 61The 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." 62And he went outside and wept bitterly.
Jesus is arrested...They take Him to the house of the high priest...Jesus is inside the house of the high priest and Peter is in the courtyard of the high priest...The servants build a fire to warm themselves, because the night is cool...A servant girl sees Peter and says this man was with Him...But Peter denies it...A little later someone else tells Peter, you are one of them...Peter says he is not...An hour later, they recognize Peter as a Galilean, and say he was, in fact, with Jesus...Peter denies Jesus for a third time...A rooster crows...The LORD looking at Peter and can see him from inside the house...Peter remembers His masters words that he would deny Him three times...Peter leaves the courtyard and goes off weeping...
Peter denied His Teacher and Master...But Peter still loves Him, and Jesus still loves Peter...Peter realizes much of what has taken place, when Jesus looks at him...He realizes that he has fallen... He has let the LORD down...
Jesus teaches forgiveness...Jesus would later forgive Peter...Peter sorry for what he did weeps bitterly about himself and what he has done to the One he loves...Our flesh is weak...