+ Before the most powerful group in the nation, Jesus is willing to lose His life--as the Passover Lamb--by affirming His true identity as God's anointed Messiah and Son. (vs. 14:53-65 cf. Mark 1:1)

+ Before a lowly servant girl, Peter, Jesus' top disciple, tries to save his life by denying Jesus three times and denying his identity as Jesus' disciple. (vs. 14:66-72)