Mark 14:72

70 But he denied it again. After a little while, those standing nearby said once more to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you too are a Galilean.”

71 But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!”

And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and wept.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and wept.
KJV
And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
WEB
The rooster crowed the second time. Peter remembered the words that Jesus said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” When he thought about that, he wept.
ASV
And straightway the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word, how that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
DARBY
And the second time a cock crew. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus said to him, Before [the] cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice; and when he thought thereon he wept.
BLB
And immediately a rooster crowed for the second time. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus said to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And having broken down, he began to weep.
ÅB
Og straks gol hanen annen gang. Da kom Peter det ord i hu som Jesus hadde sagt til ham: Før hanen har galt to ganger, skal du fornekte meg tre ganger. Og han tok det til hjerte og gråt.
OTB
Straks gol hanen for andre gang. Da husket Peter ordet Jesus hadde sagt til ham: "Før hanen galer to ganger, vil du fornekte meg tre ganger." Og han brast i gråt.
B1930
Og straks gol hanen annen gang. Da kom Peter det ord i hu som Jesus hadde sagt til ham: Før hanen har galt to ganger, skal du fornekte mig tre ganger. Og han tok det til hjerte og gråt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Mark 14:30

    “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”

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  • Mark 14:68

    But he denied it. “I do not know or even understand what you are talking about,” he said. Then he went out to the gateway, and the rooster crowed.

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  • Ezekiel 7:16

    The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity.

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  • 2 Samuel 24:10

    After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

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  • Jeremiah 31:18–20

    I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.

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  • Ezekiel 16:63

    so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your disgrace, declares the Lord GOD.”

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  • Luke 22:60

    “Man, I do not know what you are talking about,” Peter replied. While he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.

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  • Luke 15:17–19

    Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food? But here I am, starving to death!

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