Peter's Denial
Peter denies knowing Jesus three times before the rooster crows, just as Jesus predicted. Peter goes out and weeps bitterly.
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The details of who questions Peter and the sequence differ slightly across all four accounts. Luke alone records that the Lord turned and looked at Peter.
Peter denies with an oath and then with cursing.
Mentions the rooster crowing twice (as Jesus predicted in Mark 14:30).
The Lord turns and looks at Peter, prompting his weeping.
Interleaves Peter's denial with the hearing before Annas; notes "another disciple" who was known to the high priest.
From the triumphal entry into Jerusalem through the crucifixion and burial of Jesus.
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