After Jesus had spoken these words, where did He go with His disciples?
What was there?
How did Judas know about this place?
When Judas arrived, who did he bring with him? What were they carrying?
What did Jesus ask them?
What was their reply? How did Jesus respond? What happened to the soldiers when He said that?
What happened next?
Whom did Jesus want the soldiers to let go? Why? Where had He said that previously?
Who had a sword? What did He do with it?
Whose ear got cut off? What was his name and position?
What was Jesus’ response? (Read Luke 22:51 to see what Jesus did.)
Who arrested Jesus?
Who did they take Him to first? Who was he?
What did Caiaphas advise the Jews?
Who followed Jesus?
Why was the other disciple able to get into the courtyard of the high priest?
Where did Peter stay first? Who did the other disciple talk to to get him inside?
Where was the servant girl? What did she ask Peter? What was his response?
What did the high priest ask Jesus about?
What was His response? Where had Jesus always spoken? Who did Jesus tell the high priest to ask?
What was the response of one of the nearby officers?
What did Jesus say in response to that accusation?
Where did they take Jesus off to next?
What happened while Peter was out by the fire warming himself?
Who was the third person to ask if Peter was seen with Jesus?
What happened immediately after that?

Thought Questions

Why do you think Jesus went out to this public garden at this time? Did He know they were going to arrest Him then? If you knew that, wouldn’t you rather be locked up in a safe place? What does this tell you about Jesus’ faith in His Father’s timing?
Why did the troops fall back to the ground? Why did they get back up again?
What does Peter’s actions in this chapter tell you about him? What was he like later? How does this encourage you in the ways Christ can work in our lives?
Think about what Caiaphas said in verse 14. Was it true? How do you think Caiaphas meant it?What was the irony there? Can God even use His enemies to speak truth (although maybe not in the ways they intend)?
Put yourself in Peter’s place–cold, sleep deprived, helpless over the arrest of his Teacher, unsure about what was going to happen with either Jesus or, by extension, his followers. How might you have reacted to the girl at the door?
Were the people Peter spoke with (whom he denied Jesus to) high authorities who were able to decide his fate? Do you think you would be able to muster courage around authorities when questioned about your beliefs? But how about common people with no authority over your fate–are you prepared enough to have answers for your faith even when asked at a time that you don’t expect it, or aren’t prepared?
Have you ever heard “the cock crow” in your life, metaphorically? That is, have you been reminded that you disobeyed Jesus? How did you react?

My prayer is:
that I would follow Jesus’ example in always being obedient to God’s will, even trusting Him with the risks involved;
and that I would learn from Peter’s history to be prepared to stand for Christ under any circumstance and not to deny Him.