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 ED essi lo presero, e lo menarono, e lo condussero dentro alla casa del sommo sacerdote; e Pietro lo seguitava da lungi.

55 Ed avendo essi acceso del fuoco in mezzo della corte, ed essendosi posti a sedere insieme, Pietro si sedette nel mezzo di loro.

56 Or una certa fanticella, vedutolo seder presso del fuoco, e guardatolo fiso, disse: Anche costui era con lui.

57 Ma egli lo rinnegò, dicendo: Donna, io nol conosco.

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

59 E, infraposto lo spazio quasi d’un’ora, un certo altro affermava lo stesso, dicendo: In verità, anche costui era con lui; perciocchè egli è Galileo.

60 Ma Pietro disse: O uomo, io non so quel che tu dici. E subito, parlando egli ancora, il gallo cantò.

61 E il Signore, rivoltosi, riguardò Pietro. E Pietro si rammentò la parola del Signore, come egli gli avea detto: Avanti che il gallo canti, tu mi rinnegherai tre volte.

62 E Pietro se ne uscì, e pianse amaramente