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69 The servant girl saw Peter again and said to the people standing there, “This man is one of them!”

70 “No, I'm not!” Peter replied.

A little while later some of the people said to Peter, “You certainly are one of them. You're a Galilean!”

71 This time Peter began to curse and swear, “I don't even know the man you're talking about!”

72 At once the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered that Jesus had told him, “Before a rooster crows twice, you will say three times that you don't know me.” So Peter started crying.

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69 When the servant girl saw him there, she said again to those standing around, “This fellow is one of them.” 70 Again he denied it.(A)

After a little while, those standing near said to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.”(B)

71 He began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know this man you’re talking about.”(C)

72 Immediately the rooster crowed the second time.[a] Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice[b] you will disown me three times.”(D) And he broke down and wept.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 14:72 Some early manuscripts do not have the second time.
  2. Mark 14:72 Some early manuscripts do not have twice.