Neville Goddard on Matthew 26:69-72 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Matthew 26 in context

Scripture Focus

69Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.

70But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.

71And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.

72And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.

Matthew 26:69-72

Biblical Context

Peter denies Jesus three times before bystanders, exposing fear and a fragile trust. The scene invites inward reflection on how social pressure reveals the state of our consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Peter is not a distant figure but a state of consciousness within me—fear, habit, and the habit of identifying with separation. The damsels that accuse him are appearances in my mind trying to prove I am not with Jesus. The first denial, “I know not the man,” is my old identification with a separate self; the second, and the oath-heavy denial, deepen the lie that I am apart from the Christ within. Yet the inner Jesus, the Galilee within, remains present in awareness beyond the scene. This entire episode is a vivid mirror: it shows where I have forgotten that I am the I AM and that the man Jesus is my own consciousness made visible. The denials do not condemn me; they offer invitations to revise my sense of self by returning to the recognition that I know the man inside me, that I am in communion with the Christ who never leaves. When I awaken to that truth, fear dissolves and faith becomes my living reality.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise the scene by affirming, 'I know the man; I am with Jesus now.' Feel the I AM presence as your own awareness until the sense of separation dissolves.