Yes and Christ himself had to restore Peter by questioning him three times. Dont exalt this Jordanian to Peter's status...he was already an apostle.
The Word is clear on this subject.
"So do not be afraid of them. There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. "Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.
Zero ambiguity.
Only the wicked [WICKED MEANS YOU KNOW THE TRUTH BUT YOU TWIST IT IN ORDER TO SALVE YOUR OWN CONCIOUNCE OR DILUTE THE WORD] attempt to justify someone directly going against Jesus' own words.