I neither know nor understand (ουτε οιδα ουτε επισταμα). This denial is fuller in Mark, briefest in John.

What thou…

And he went out into the porch.—The noun is not the same as that used by Saint Matthew, but signifies literally “the spac…

And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there comes one of the maids of the high priest. And when she saw Peter warming Himself, she looked upo…

St. Augustine of Hippo: Concerning Peter's temptation, which happened during the injuries mentioned, not all the Evangelists spe…

While all the mockery and beating werehappening, Peter remained below in the courtyard, waiting to see what would happen to Jesus. The fact that Pe…

But he denied
That he was with Jesus, or a disciple of his:

Peter's denial of Christ began with keeping his distance from him. Those who are shy of godliness are well on their way to denying Christ.