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Selected Verse: Mark 14:71 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mr 14:71 |
King James |
But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
But he began to curse--"anathematize," or wish himself accursed if what he was now to say was not true.
and to swear--or to take a solemn oath.
saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Curse (ἀναθεματίζειν)
Compare on Mat 26:74; where the word is καταθεματίζειν, to call down (κατὰ) curses on himself if he were not telling the truth. The words are synonymous. |
74 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.