Mark 14:71

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

71But he began to 14:71 Lit put himself under a cursecurse himself and to swear, “I do not know this Man of whom you speak!”

71But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this man you are talking about!”

71But he began to 14:71 In Judaism such a curse took the form of “May I always be afflicted if I am not being truthful,” or “May I bury my son if…,” or “May I never see the comfort of Zion and Jerusalem if…,” etc. (as found in the Talmud).invoke a curse [on himself] and to swear [an oath], “I do not know this man you are talking about!”

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

71Then Peter began to curse. He said to them, “I don’t know this man you’re talking about!”