Matthew 26:69-75
As I read this passage, I get the feeling that the disciples were a little bit like celebrities in that neighbourhood. Several, seemingly unrelated people pick Peter out of the crowd and identify him as one of Jesus' followers. They maybe did not know his name or anything, but they certainly recognized him. I'm sure all of the disciples enjoyed that notoriety when it was a positive, but here Peter vows with all of his being that he doesn't know Jesus. How quickly everything turns in these sorts of situations.
I think this whole episode helped to weed out the followers from the disciples. The followers probably left at this point, and the disciples, like Peter, learned some hard lessons that they would need in order to found the church that Jesus was about to establish.
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