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Luke 22:61
ESV And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, "Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times."
NIV The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: "Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times."
NASB And then the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, 'Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.'
CSB Then the Lord turned and looked at Peter. So Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, "Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times."
NLT At that moment the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Suddenly, the Lord’s words flashed through Peter’s mind: 'Before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me.'
KJV And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
NKJV And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”

What does Luke 22:61 mean?

Many of us have been in Peter's situation. We are so focused on what is happening that we forget where we are and what is going on around us. We can't doubt his bravery. He is one of only two disciples to follow the mob who arrested Jesus. Thanks to John, Peter entered the estate of the powerful chief priest Annas (John 18:15–16). Then he followed the proceedings to the home of Annas's son-in-law, the high priest Caiaphas.

As Peter enters Annas's door, some part of him realizes he is in great danger. When a servant girl asks if he had been with Jesus, he denies it (John 18:17). When another girl accuses him in front of a group of servants and officials, he denies it again (Luke 22:58; Matthew 26:71–72). Then comes the finishing blow. The cousin of the man Peter attacked during Jesus' arrest confronts him. Peter is in full survival mode. The denial comes easily but with a level of panic (Luke 22:54–60; John 18:26–27).

But as he finishes this time, he hears a rooster crow. Jesus turns to him, and he remembers the larger story. Jesus had told him that all the disciples would soon abandon their teacher but when he returned, Peter was to build the group up again. Peter had refused to believe it: he would go to prison or even die before he abandoned Jesus. He probably meant to prove it by going to Annas's. Jesus had responded, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow this day, until you deny three times that you know me" (Luke 22:31–34).

Peter realizes what he has done and runs out in shattered sobs (Luke 22:62).
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