66. “What do you think?” And they answering, said, “He is liable to death.”
67. Then they spat in His face and beat Him, and others slapped Him,
68. saying, “Prophesy to us, Messiah! Who is the one who struck You?”
69. And Kĕpha sat outside in the courtyard, and a servant girl came to him, saying, “And you were with יהושע of Galil.”
70. But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you say.”
71. And as he was going out into the porch, another girl saw him and said to those there, “And this one was with יהושע of Natsareth.”
72. But again he denied with an oath, “I do not know the Man!”
73. And after a while those who stood by came to him and said to Kĕpha, “Truly you are one of them too, for even your speech gives you away.”
74. Then he began to curse and to swear, saying, “I do not know the Man!” And immediately a cock crowed.
75. And Kĕpha remembered the word of יהושע who had said to him, “Before a cock crows, you shall deny Me three times.” And going out, he wept bitterly.