Mark 14:31

31 But Peter insisted emphatically, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And all the others said the same.

Mark 14:31 in Other Translations

KJV
31 But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.
ESV
31 But he said emphatically, "If I must die with you, I will not deny you." And they all said the same.
NLT
31 “No!” Peter declared emphatically. “Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the others vowed the same.
MSG
31 He blustered in protest, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you." All the others said the same thing.
CSB
31 But he kept insisting, "If I have to die with You, I will never deny You!" And they all said the same thing.

Mark 14:31 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 14:31

But he spake the more vehemently
With a louder voice; with more spirit and eagerness; in a more peremptory and self-confident way. If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise.
The Syriac version adds, "O my Lord", my dear Lord, I will never deny thee upon any consideration whatever; and the Persic version, O Lord: likewise also said they all;
as he said, so said "all the disciples", as the Syriac version reads it; (See Gill on Matthew 26:35).

Mark 14:31 In-Context

29 Peter declared, “Even if all fall away, I will not.”
30 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “today—yes, tonight—before the rooster crows twice you yourself will disown me three times.”
31 But Peter insisted emphatically, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And all the others said the same.
32 They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”
33 He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Luke 22:33; John 13:37
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