Then he began to curse and to swear, “I don’t know the man!” Immediately the rooster crowed.
Parallel translations
- KJV Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
- BSB At that he began to curse and swear to them, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.
- NKJV Then he began to curse and swear, saying, “I do not know the Man!” Immediately a rooster crowed.
- NASB Then he began to curse and swear, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.
- NLT Peter swore, “A curse on me if I’m lying—I don’t know the man!” And immediately the rooster crowed.
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- Rev 3:19As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.
- 1 Cor 16:22If any man doesn’t love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. Come, Lord!
- Mark 14:71–72But he began to curse, and to swear, “I don’t know this man of whom you speak!”
- Acts 23:12–14When it was day, some of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
- Matt 10:28Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
- John 18:27Peter therefore denied it again, and immediately the rooster crowed.
- Mark 14:30Jesus said to him, “Most certainly I tell you, that you today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”
- Judg 21:18However we may not give them wives of our daughters, for the children of Israel had sworn, saying, ‘Cursed is he who gives a wife to Benjamin.’”
- Luke 22:60But Peter said, “Man, I don’t know what you are talking about!” Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.
- Matt 10:32–33Everyone therefore who confesses me before men, him I will also confess before my Father who is in heaven.
- Matt 27:25All the people answered, “May his blood be on us, and on our children!”
- Rom 9:3For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers’ sake, my relatives according to the flesh,
- 1 Sam 14:24–28The men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food until it is evening, and I am avenged of my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.
- Mark 14:68But he denied it, saying, “I neither know, nor understand what you are saying.” He went out on the porch, and the rooster crowed.
- John 21:15–17So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”
- Judg 17:2He said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears, behold, the silver is with me. I took it.” His mother said, “May Yahweh bless my son!”
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