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Painting by Johann Georg Trautmann depicting Jesus appearing before Caiphus (middle-right), and Peter denying that he knew Jesus (bottom left).

Following Jesus' arrest, Peter stands in the courtyard during the illegal nighttime trial. He denies that he is a follower of Jesus two times, and then the third time, he curses at a servant girl ...

Recognizing his failure, Luke 62:62 (ESV) tells us that Peter left and wept bitterly. The passage causes me to reflect on the ...

Simon Peter, not one bit afraid to say the word Jesus over and over and over again (vv. 14–41). That’s why we remain confident that the church we love will triumph. The raven broods and the ...

Jesus looked intently at Peter for a moment and then said, "You are Simon, John's son - but you shall be called Peter, the rock!" John 1:42. Some Christians deny that the Pope, as successor of St ...