Mark 14:71

71 At this he began to invoke a curse on himself as he swore, "I do not know this man you are telling me about!" --

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 The girl saw him there and started telling the bystanders, "This fellow is one of them."

70 Again he denied it. A little later, the bystanders themselves said to Kefa, "You must be one of them, because you're from the Galil."

71 At this he began to invoke a curse on himself as he swore, "I do not know this man you are telling me about!" --

72 and immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Kefa remembered what Yeshua had said to him, "Before the rooster crows twice, you will disown me three times." And throwing himself down, he burst into tears.