70 But he denyʼt fornent them aʼ; threepin, “I ken‐na what yeʼre sayin!”
And see! ane oʼ them that war wiʼ Jesus, raxʼt oot his haun, and drew a sword, and strack a servant oʼ the Heigh‐priest, and sned aff his lug.
But aʼ this was dune, that the writins oʼ the Prophets soud come to pass. Than aʼ his disciples desertit him, and fled.
But Peter followʼt far ahint, to the Heigh‐priestʼs palace; and gaed in, and sat wiʼ the servants, to see the end.
Noo, Peter was sittin oot‐by iʼ the coort‐yaird: and a maid cam till him, sayin, “Ye war wiʼ Jesus oʼ Galilee!”
And whan he was gane oot intil the porch, anither lassie saw him, and says to them that war thar, “This ane, too, was wiʼ Jesus, the Nazarene!”
But he denyʼt, saying, “Wummun, I ken‐him‐na!”
Weel! throwe their want oʼ faith they war broken; and ye by yere faith are staunin: look‐na at lofty things, but hae fear!
Sae, lat him wha thinks he stauns, tak tent that he faʼ‐na!
“But as to the dauntit anes, and the unbelievin, and the abominable, and blude‐shedders, and lecherers, and eidol‐worshippers, and aʼ leears, their pairt is in the loch that lowes wiʼ fire and brunstane, whilk is the second death.”