Mark - 14:68

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68 But he denied it, saying, "I neither know, nor understand what you are saying." He went out on the porch, and the rooster crowed.

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Explanation and meaning of Mark 14:68.

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But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
But he denied, saying, I neither know, nor understand what thou sayest: and he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
But he denied, saying: I neither know nor understand what thou sayest. And he went forth before the court; and the cock crew.
But he denied, saying, I know not nor understand what thou sayest. And he went out into the vestibule; and a cock crew.
But he denied, saying, I know not, neither do I understand what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crowed.
and he denied, saying, 'I have not known him, neither do I understand what thou sayest;' and he went forth without to the porch, and a cock crew.
But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what you say. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
But he denied it, and said, "I don't know - I don't understand - What do you mean?" And then he went out into the outer court. Just then a cock crowed.
But he said, I have no knowledge of him, or of what you are saying: and he went out into the doorway; and there came the cry of a cock.
But he denied it, saying, 'I neither know nor understand what you are saying.' And he went out into the forecourt, and a rooster crowed.
But he denied it, saying, "I neither know nor understand what you saying." And he went outside, in front of the court; and a rooster crowed.
But Peter denied it. "I do not know or understand what you mean," he replied. Then he went out into the porch;

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

But he denied,.... That he was with Jesus, or a disciple of his:
saying, I know not; Jesus of Nazareth: neither understand I what thou sayest; about him, and of being with him: the last phrase, "neither understand I", is omitted in the Syriac and Persic versions:
and he went out into the porch; adjoining to the palace, to consider what to do, being surprised and confounded at such a challenge:
and the cock crew; the first time, being about midnight; and yet he took no notice of it, nor remembered what Christ had but a few hours before said to him: or if he did, he might hope he should not meet with another attack, or he should have more courage and strength than to deny a second time.

But he denied--"before all" (Matthew 26:70).
saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest--in Luke (Luke 22:57), "I know Him not."
And he went out into the porch--the vestibule leading to the street--no doubt finding the fire-place too hot for him; possibly also with the hope of escaping--but that was not to be, and perhaps he dreaded that, too. Doubtless by this time his mind would be getting into a sea of commotion, and would fluctuate every moment in its resolves.
AND THE COCK CREW--(See on Luke 22:34). This, then, was the First Denial.
Peter's SECOND DENIAL of His Lord (Mark 14:69-70).
There is here a verbal difference among the Evangelists, which without some information which has been withheld, cannot be quite extricated.

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