Mark Chapter 14 verse 68 Holy Bible

ASV Mark 14:68

But he denied, saying, I neither know, nor understand what thou sayest: and he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
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BBE Mark 14:68

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.
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DARBY Mark 14:68

But he denied, saying, I know not nor understand what thou sayest. And he went out into the vestibule; and a cock crew.
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KJV Mark 14:68

But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
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WEB Mark 14:68

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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YLT Mark 14:68

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.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 68. - But he denied, saying, I neither know, nor understand what thou sayest. "This shows the great terror of Peter," says St. Chrysostom, "who, intimidated by the question of a poor servant-girl, denied his Lord; and who yet afterwards, when he had received the Holy Spirit, could say, 'We ought to obey God rather than man.'" I neither know, nor understand what thou sayest. Every word here is emphatic. It amounts to this: "So little do I know who this Jesus is, that I know not what you say or what you ask concerning him. I know not who or what he is or anything about him. A question has been raised as to the number of times that Peter denied our Lord. The narratives are best explained by the consideration that all the denials took place in the house of Caiaphas. Furthermore, the accounts of the evangelists may be reconciled thus: First, Peter denied the Lord in the court of the high priest, when he was first asked by the maidservant, as he sat over the fire (Matthew 24:69); secondly, he denied him with an oath; thirdly, when urged still more, he denied him with many oaths and execrations. The cock crew the first time after the first denial, when we read (Matthew 26:71) that he went out into the porch (προαύλιον). This crowing would be about one or two in the morning. The second crowing would not be until five or six. This shows us the length of time that the proceedings lasted. It was doubtless as Jesus through the court that he gave Peter that look of unutterable pain and grief which moved him at once to repentance.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(68) And he went out into the porch.--The noun is not the same as that used by St. Matthew, but signifies literally "the space before the palace," i.e., the vestibule. Substantially, of course, it comes to much the same meaning.