Mark 14:66 Cross References - AUV

⁶⁶ Now when Peter was in the courtyard downstairs [i.e., from where the Sanhedrin was having its meeting. See verse 55], one of the head priest’s servant girls came in,

⁵⁸ But Peter followed Him from a distance [as they were going] to the courtyard of the head priest. He went inside [i.e., eventually. See John 18:15-16] and sat down with the [Jewish] officers to see how things would turn out [i.e., with Jesus’ trial].

⁶⁹ Now Peter was sitting outside in a courtyard and a servant-girl approached him and said, “You also were with Jesus, the Galilean.” ⁷⁰ But he denied [it] in front of all of them, saying, “I do not know what you are talking about.” ⁷¹ And when he had gone out by the gate, another servant-girl saw him and said to those nearby, “This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth.” ⁷² And he denied [it] again, [this time] with an oath, saying, “I do not [even] know the man.” ⁷³ And a little later, those standing nearby came to Peter and said, “[We know] for sure, you also are one of them [i.e., Jesus’ disciples], because your accent gives you away.” ⁷⁴ Then Peter began to curse and swear, “[I tell you], I do not know the man.” And immediately a rooster crowed. ⁷⁵ Then Peter remembered the words Jesus had said, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny [knowing] me three times.” And he went out and cried bitterly.

⁵⁴ But Peter had followed Him from a distance, right into the courtyard of the head priest. He was sitting there with the [Jewish] officers, warming himself by the light of the fire.

⁵⁵ And when they [i.e., the priest’s servants] had built a fire in the middle of the courtyard, they sat down together [i.e., to warm themselves. See Mark 14:67], with Peter [sitting] among the group. ⁵⁶ Then a certain [servant] girl saw Peter sitting there in the light of the fire. As she stared at him she said, “This man was with Jesus, too.” ⁵⁷ But Peter denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not [even] know Him.” ⁵⁸ Then a little while later, someone else saw Peter and said, “You are one of them also [i.e., one of Jesus’ disciples].” But Peter replied, “Man, I am not.” ⁵⁹ And about an hour later someone else stated emphatically, “I know for sure that this man was also with him [i.e., Jesus], for he is from Galilee [too].” [Note: Peter’s accent gave him away. See Matt. 26:73]. ⁶⁰ But then Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” Just then, as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. ⁶¹ Then the Lord turned and gave Peter a [penetrating] glance. And Peter remembered the words of the Lord, how He had said to him, “You will deny [knowing] me three times before the rooster crows today.” ⁶² Then Peter went out and cried bitterly.

¹⁵ Simon Peter followed along with another disciple. [Note: Some think this refers to the apostle John himself, but there is no strong evidence in favor of that conclusion]. Now that disciple was [well-] known to the head priest, so was able to enter his courtyard with Jesus ¹⁶ while Peter stood outside at the gate. So, the other disciple, who was [well-] known to the head priest, went outside and spoke to the girl gatekeeper, [who] then brought Peter inside [too]. ¹⁷ So, the slave-girl gatekeeper asked Peter, “Are you not one of this man’s disciples, too?” “[No], I am not,” Peter replied. ¹⁸ Now the [head priest’s] slaves and the [Temple] guards were standing around a charcoal fire they had made to warm themselves by, because it was cold. And Peter was also warming himself with them.

²⁵ Now Simon Peter had been standing and warming himself [by the outdoor charcoal fire]. So, someone asked him, “Are you not one of His disciples, too?” Peter denied it, saying, “[No], I am not.” ²⁶ One of the head priest’s slaves, who was a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, said, “Did I not see you in the orchard with him?” ²⁷ So, Peter denied it again, and immediately the rooster crowed.