Mark 14:71

14:71 Peter swore: He took an oath that his denial was true.

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Mar 14:71 . ἀναθεματίζειν : used absolutely, to call down curses on himself in case he was telling lies. Mt. has καταθ ., which is probably a contraction from καταναθ . (in T.R.).

The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

71. 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 known the Man of whom they spoke, and at that moment, for the second time, the cock crew, and at the same moment the Lord, either (a) on His way from the apartments of Annas across the courtyard to the palace of Caiaphas, or (b) thrust back into the court after His condemnation, turned and looked upon Peter (Luk_22:61).

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

69 And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them.

70 And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.

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

Ver. 71. To curse and to swear] Let him that stands, take heed, &c. Cavebis autem si pavebis. God had a sweet providence in all this, that Peter might be an eyewitness of our Saviour’s sufferings.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

In this one apostle, Peter, the first and chief in the order of apostles, in whom the Church was figured, both sorts were to be signified, viz. the strong and the weak, because the Church is not without both. (St. Augustine, Serm. xiii. de verb. Do.) --- Again, our Saviour would shew by the example of the chief apostle, that no man ought to presume of himself, when even St. Peter was not secure and immoveable. (St. Augustine, tract. lxvi. in Evan. Joan. and St. Leo, serm. ix. de Pass. Do.)

George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).

to put himself under curses

If in your language you have to name the person who curses someone, state God. AT: "to say for God to curse him" (See: Idiom)

rooster immediately crowed

The rooster is a bird that calls out very early in the morning. The loud sound he makes is "crowing."

a second time

"Second" here is an ordinal number. (See: Ordinal Numbers)

he broke down

This idiom means that he was overwhelmed with grief and lost control of his emotions. AT: "he was overwhelmed with grief" or "he lost control of his emotions" (See: Idiom)

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curse

oath

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71. ἀναθεματίζειν. Lk. and Jn omit the cursing and swearing. The cursing would mean that he declared himself to be anathema, if what he said was not true; cf. Act 23:12; Gal 1:8-9; 1Co 16:22. Both the manner and the substance of his denial have increased. First he denied once that he was a follower of Jesus. Then he denied this several times. Now in very strong language he denies that he knows “this man of whom ye speak”; he cannot even now name the Master.

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

71. ἀναθεματίζειν—to curse.2 It does not denote, any more than ὀμνύναι, vulgar swearing, but the imprecation of divine penalties on the person, if he does not speak the truth.

ὀμνύναι, instead of ὀμνύνειν, Tisch. Treg. WH. BEHLSUVX Γ

International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Curse [αναθεματιζειν] . Compare on Mt 26:74; where the word is kataqematizein, to call down [κατα] curses on himself if he were not telling the truth. The words are Synonymous.

Marvin R. Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament (1887–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.