THE EASTER STORY
(as told by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John)

Peter Disowns Jesus
(The Denial)

The soldiers lit a fire in the courtyard and sat around it for warmth, and Peter joined them there.

A servant girl noticed him in the fire-light and began staring at him.  Finally she spoke:  "This man was with Jesus!"

Peter denied it.  "Woman," he said, "I don't even know the man!"

After a while someone else looked at him and said, "You must be one of them!"

"No sir, I am not!" Peter replied.

About an hour later someone else flatly stated, "I know this fellow is one of Jesus' disciples, for both are from Galilee."

But Peter said, "Man, I don't know what you are talking about."  And as he said the words, a rooster crowed.

At that moment Jesus turned and looked at Peter.  Then Peter remembered what he had said -- "Before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny me three times."

And Peter walked out of the courtyard, crying bitterly.

Luke 22:55-62
The Living Bible

illustration by Richard Hook
done especially for "Easter IDEALS" - 1974

Easter Story 1    2    3    4    5    6    7   

1=Triumphal Entry...2=The Last Supper...3=Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet...
4=The Betrayal (Jesus Arrested)...5=Peter Disowns Jesus...6=The Crucifixion...7=The Resurrection

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