Mark 14:71 meaning and explanation

But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!”

Mark 14:71, Berean Standard Bible

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Peter is in the high priest's courtyard, warming himself by the fire, after Jesus has been condemned. A servant girl and then bystanders press him, and he escalates from simple denial to cursing and swearing, calling down judgment on himself to back his oath that he does not know Jesus.

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