Attention was called to him the second time, and he was again charged with being a follower of Jesus. He now declared with an oath, "I do not know the Man." Still another opportunity was given him. An hour had passed, when one of the servants of the high priest, being a near kinsman of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked him, "Did not I see thee in the garden with Him?" "Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto." At this Peter flew into a rage. The disciples of Jesus were noted for the purity of their language, and in order fully to deceive his questioners, and justify his assumed character, Peter now denied his Master with cursing and swearing. Again the cock crew. Peter heard it then, and he remembered the words of Jesus, "Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny Me thrice." Mark 14:30.

Opmærksomheden blev atter henledt til ham, og igen blev han beskyldt for at være Jesu discipel. Nu erklærede han med en ed: "Jeg kender ikke det menneske." Endnu en mulighed blev der skænket ham. Der var gået en time, da en af ypperstepræstens tjenere, som var en nær slægtning af den mand, hvis øre Peter havde hugget af, spurgte ham: "Har jeg ikke selv set dig sammen med ham i haven?" Sandelig, du er en af dem; du er jo også en galilæer." Peter blev rasende ved at høre dette. Jesu disciple var kendt for deres rene tale, og for at narre de spørgende og for at sandsynliggøre sin foregivne rolle fornægtede Peter nu sin Herre under banden og sværgen. Atter galede hanen. Nu hørte Peter det, og han mindedes Jesu ord: "Før banen har galet to gange, vil du fornægte mig tre gange " Mark. 14,30.