Chapter 120

Denyim Jesus Long Courtyard

BIHAEN they lusim Jesus long gaden bilong Gethsemane and ranawe withim olketa otherfela aposol from they fraet, Peter and John tan go back and maet they followim Jesus taem olketa pipol tekem hem go long haos bilong Annas. Taem Annas sendem hem go long Hae Priest Caiaphas, Peter and John go-go bihaen tu, luk olsem they fraet nogud olketa dae tu and long sem taem they barava worry long samting wea bae happen long Masta bilong them.

Taem they kasem bigfela haos bilong Caiaphas, John hem go insaed long courtyard, from hae priest savvy long hem. But, Peter hem stand ap aotsaed long door. Then, no longtaem bihaen, John hem kamaot and tok long servant girl wea luk aftarem door, and hem letem Peter go insaed.

Distaem hem start for cold, so olketa servant bilong haos and olketa police bilong hae priest workim wanfela charcoal fire. Peter hem stand ap withim olketa saed long fire for waitim samting wea bae happen long kot bilong Jesus. Long there, long laet bilong fire, girl wea luk aftarem door hem lukluk strong long Peter. “Iu, tu, stap withim Jesus bilong Galilee!” hem say.

From hem feel no gud bikos they luksavvy long hem, Peter denyim way wea hem savvy long Jesus front long evriwan. “Mi no savvy long hem and mi no savvy tu long samting wea iu tok abaot,” hem say.

Then, Peter go aotsaed long ples klosap long gate. Long there, narafela girl luksavvy long hem and say tu long olketa wea stand klosap: “Disfela man hem stap withim Jesus bilong Nazareth.” So for nara taem moa Peter denyim diswan, taem hem tok strong olsem: “Mi nating savvy long disfela man!”

Peter stap long courtyard, and trae for no letem pipol luksavvy long hem. Maet long taem hia nao hem sek taem wanfela kokorako hem krae long early morning taem hem still dark yet. Kot bilong Jesus hem still go ahed, and they havem diswan long wanfela part bilong haos on top long courtyard. Peter and olketa wea wait long daon they lukim olketa samting wea happen and olketa different pipol wea they iusim for givim witness.

Wan hour go past finis from taem wea they say Peter hem wanfela fren bilong Jesus. Distaem samfela wea stand ap long there they go klosap long hem and say: “Hem tru, iu wanfela long olketa tu, from way wea iu toktok hem showim aot klia.” Wanfela long olketa hem relative bilong Malchus, wea Peter katem aot ear bilong hem. “Mi lukim iu long gaden withim hem, hem tru?” hem say.

“Mi nating savvy long man hia!” Peter tok strong olsem. Hem trae for mekem evriwan believe they talem rong samting taem hem curse-im hemseleva and tok strong, or hem say no gud samting bae kasem hem sapos hem no talem tru samting.

Taem Peter hem denyim Jesus for mek-three taem, wanfela kokorako hem krae. And long sem taem, Jesus wea kam aotsaed for stand ap long varenda on top long courtyard, hem tan raon and luk long hem. Stret awe, Peter hem rememberim samting wea Jesus talem hem fewfela hour bifor long room on top: “Bifor wanfela kokorako hem krae tufela taem, iu bae denyim mi threefela taem.” From hem barava feel guilty long bigfela sin bilong hem, Peter hem go aotsaed and krae big.

Hao nao diswan savvy happen? Hao nao Peter savvy denyim Masta bilong hem threefela taem bihaen hem say hem strong long spiritual way? Evri samting wea happen maet mekem Peter sek for gud. Olketa pipol tanem truth, and luk olsem Jesus hem wanfela barava badfela criminal. Samting wea stret luk olsem hem rong, man wea no garem blame luk olsem hem guilty. From olketa hevi bilong samting wea happen, Peter hem no tingting stret. Sek nomoa loyal fasin bilong hem olabaot nao; hem fraet for gud long olketa man. No letem datwan happen long iumi anytaem! Matthew 26:​57, 58, 69-75; Mark 14:​30, 53, 54, 66-72; Luke 22:​54-62; John 18:​15-18, 25-27.

▪ Hao nao Peter and John go insaed long courtyard bilong hae priest?

▪ Taem Peter and John stap long courtyard, wanem nao go ahed insaed haos?

▪ Haomas taem nao wanfela kokorako hem krae, and haomas taem nao Peter hem denyim way wea hem savvy long Kraest?

▪ Way wea Peter curse-im hemseleva and tok strong meanim wanem samting?

▪ Wanem nao mekem Peter denyim way wea hem savvy long Jesus?