Mark 14:70

But again Peter said, “No! I am not.” Later on, the people at the gate said to Peter, “You talk like the people from Galilee. Jesus comes from Galilee, so you must be one of his followers.”

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In The King James Version

And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.

In Context

69That working girl saw Peter at the gate and again she said to people, “This man is one of Jesus' followers.”

71Peter got really wild, and he said, “I don't know what you are talking about! I am telling you, I do not know that man! I promise you. What I say is true, and if I am telling a lie, then I want God to put a curse on me!”

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Cross References

Mark 14:68But Peter said, “No. I don't know what you are talking about.” Then he went to stand next to the gate, and a rooster called out.

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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