Mark 14:71

Then he began to curse and to swear, saying, “For I do not know this man, about whom you are speaking.”

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But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.

In Context

70But he denied it again. And after a little while, again those standing near said to Peter: “In truth, you are one of them. For you, too, are a Galilean.”

72And immediately the rooster crowed again. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he began to weep.

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Cross References

2 Kings 8:12And Hazael said to him, “Why is my lord weeping?” And he said: “Because I know the evil that you will do to the sons of Israel. Their fortified cities you will burn with fire. And their young men you will kill with the sword. And you will destroy their little ones, and tear open the pregnant women.”

Jeremiah 17:9The heart is depraved above all things, and it is unsearchable, who can know it?

Matthew Henry on Mark 14:67-72

Peter's Fall. 66 And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest: 67 And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. 68 But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. 69 And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them. 70 And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again… Read the whole commentary →

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