Mark 14:71
But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.
Mark 14:71 in other translations
| BSB | But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!” |
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| WEB | But he began to curse and to swear, “I don’t know this man of whom you speak!” |
| ASV | But he began to curse, and to swear, I know not this man of whom ye speak. |
| YLT | and he began to anathematize, and to swear--‘I have not known this man of whom ye speak;' |
| DARBY | But he began to curse and to swear, I know not this man of whom ye speak. |
| BBE | But, with curses and oaths, he said, I have no knowledge of the man about whom you are talking. |
| Webster | But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak. |
What does Mark 14:71 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 14:66-72
Peter's denying Christ began by keeping at a distance from him. Those that are shy of godliness, are far in the way to deny Christ. Those who think it dangerous to be in company with Christ's disciples, because thence they may be drawn in to suffer for him, will find it much more dangerous to be in company with his enemies, because there they may be drawn in to sin against him. When Christ was admired and flocked…
Mark 14:71 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 14:71
- 1 Corinthians 10:12
Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
- 2 Kings 10:32
In those days the Lord began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;
- 2 Kings 8:12-15
And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child. And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria. So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover. And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.
- Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
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Context
- Mark 14:70
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 Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.
- Mark 14:71
But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.
- Mark 14:72
And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
Mark 14:71 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y él comenzó á maldecir y á jurar: No conozco á este hombre de quien habláis. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il se mit à faire des imprécations et à jurer: Je ne connais pas cet homme dont vous parlez. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er aber fing an, sich zu verfluchen und zu schwören: Ich kenne diesen Menschen nicht, von welchem ihr redet. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ille autem cœpit anathematizare et jurare: Quia nescio hominem istum, quem dicitis. |