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Mark 14:71

Mark 14:71
But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.

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Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Mark 14:66-72

We have here the story of Peter's denying Christ.

1. It began in keeping at a distance from him. Peter had followed afar off (Mar 14:54), and now was beneath in the palace, at the lower end of the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

he began to curse and to swear Assailed by the bystanders just mentioned and by the kinsman of Malchus (Joh 18:26), the Apostle now fell deeper still. With oaths and curses he denied that he had ever…

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