Mark 14:71

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

Mark 14:71 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 14:71

But he began to curse and to swear
To wish the most dreadful things upon himself, and to swear by the living God;

[saying], I know not this man of whom ye speak:
(See Gill on Matthew 26:74).

Mark 14:71 In-Context

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 to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.

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

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 .