54 And they made him a prisoner and took him away to the house of the high priest. But Peter went after them at a distance.

55 And a fire was lighted in the middle of the open square, and they were seated together, and Peter was among them.

56 And a certain woman-servant, seeing him in the light of the fire, and looking at him with attention, said, This man was with him.

57 But he said, Woman, it is not true; I have no knowledge of him.

58 And after a little time, another saw him and said, You are one of them; and he said, Man, I am not.

59 And after about an hour, another man said, with decision, Certainly this man was with him, for he is a Galilaean.

60 And Peter said, Man, I have no knowledge of these things of which you are talking. And straight away, while he was saying these words, there came the cry of a cock.

61 And the Lord, turning, gave Peter a look. And the words of the Lord came to Peter's mind, how he had said, This night, before the hour of the cock's cry, you will be false to me three times.

62 And he went out, weeping bitterly.

54 E presolo, lo menaron via e lo condussero dentro la casa del sommo sacerdote; e Pietro seguiva da lontano.

55 E avendo essi acceso un fuoco in mezzo alla corte ed essendosi posti a sedere insieme, Pietro si sedette in mezzo a loro.

56 E una certa serva, vedutolo sedere presso il fuoco, e avendolo guardato fisso, disse: Anche costui era con lui.

57 Ma egli negò, dicendo: Donna, io non lo conosco.

58 E poco dopo, un altro, vedutolo, disse: Anche tu sei di quelli. Ma Pietro rispose: O uomo, non lo sono.

59 E trascorsa circa unora, un altro affermava lo stesso, dicendo: Certo, anche costui era con lui, poichegli è Galileo.

60 Ma Pietro disse: O uomo, io non so quel che tu ti dica. E subito, mentregli parlava ancora, il gallo cantò.

61 E il Signore, voltatosi, riguardò Pietro; e Pietro si ricordò della parola del Signore comei gli avea detto: Prima che il gallo canti oggi, tu mi rinnegherai tre volte.

62 E uscito fuori pianse amaramente.