Matthew 26:72
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man!””
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BSBPD
“And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man!””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And again he denied with an oath, I know not the man.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and again did he deny with an oath--`I have not known the man.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Matthew 26:72 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 20:7You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
- Isaiah 48:1“Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth or righteousness—
- Zechariah 5:3Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.
- Zechariah 8:17do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.
- Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Matthew 5:34But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
- Matthew 26:74At that he began to curse and swear to them, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.
- Luke 22:34But Jesus replied, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”
- Acts 5:3Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?
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