Mark 14:71

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

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

70But he denied again. And after a while they that stood by said again to Peter: Surely thou art one of them; for thou art also a Galilean.

72And immediately the cock crew again. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus had said unto him: Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt thrice deny me. And he began to weep.

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Cross References

2 Kings 8:12And Hazael said to him: Why doth my lord weep? And he said: Because I know the evil that thou wilt do to the children of Israel. Their strong cities then wilt burn with fire, and their young men thou wilt kill with the sword, and thou wilt dash their children, and rip up their pregnant women.

Jeremiah 17:9The heart is perverse above all things, and 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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