Peter’s Denials

66 (A)And while Peter was below in (B)the courtyard, one of the slave women of the high priest *came, 67 and seeing Peter (C)warming himself, she looked at him and *said, “You were with Jesus the (D)Nazarene as well.” 68 But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are talking about.” And he (E)went out onto the [a]porch.[b] 69 The slave woman saw him, and began once more to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them!” 70 But again (F)he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, “You really are one of them, (G)for you are a Galilean as well.” 71 But he began to [c]curse himself and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!” 72 And immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him, “Before (H)a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And [d]he hurried on and began to weep.

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Notas al pie

  1. Mark 14:68 Or forecourt, gateway
  2. Mark 14:68 Later mss add and a rooster crowed
  3. Mark 14:71 Lit put himself under a curse
  4. Mark 14:72 Or after thinking of this, he began

Peter Denies Jesus Three Times

66 And Peter being below in the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest comes. 67 And having seen Peter warming himself, having looked at him, she says “You also were with the One from-Nazareth, Jesus”. 68 But the one denied it, saying “I neither know nor understand what you are saying”. And he went outside to the entryway[a]. And a rooster crowed. 69 And the[b] servant-girl having seen him began again[c] to say to the ones standing near that “This one is one of them”. 70 But the one was again denying it. And after a little while, again the ones standing near were saying to Peter, “Truly you are one of them, for you also are a Galilean”. 71 But the one began to curse[d], and to swear-with-an-oath[e] that “I do not know this man Whom you are saying”. 72 And immediately a rooster crowed for a second-time. And Peter remembered the word, how Jesus said to him that “Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three-times”. And having put his mind upon[f] it, he was weeping.

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Notas al pie

  1. Mark 14:68 Or, gateway, forecourt.
  2. Mark 14:69 That is, the one there; or, the one previously mentioned.
  3. Mark 14:69 That is, for a second time, as in v 70 it means for a third time.
  4. Mark 14:71 That is, to bind himself under a curse, such as, May I be cursed if I know Him.
  5. Mark 14:71 For example, By heaven, I do not know Him.
  6. Mark 14:72 Or, having put his hands on his face; having thrown himself over. The exact nuance of this phrase is not certain.