73 And a little later those who stood by came up and said to Peter, “Surely you also are one of them, for your (A)speech betrays you.”

74 Then (B)he began to [a]curse and [b]swear, saying, “I do not know the Man!”

Immediately a rooster crowed. 75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, (C)“Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” So he went out and wept bitterly.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:74 call down curses
  2. Matthew 26:74 Swear oaths

73 After a little while, those standing there went up to Peter and said, “Surely you are one of them; your accent gives you away.”

74 Then he began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know the man!”

Immediately a rooster crowed. 75 Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.”(A) And he went outside and wept bitterly.

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