Matthew 26:72

Bible in Basic English 1965

And again he said with an oath, I have no knowledge of the man.

Cross References

Exodus 20:7

You are not to make use of the name of the Lord your God for an evil purpose; whoever takes the Lord's name on his lips for an evil purpose will be judged a sinner by the Lord

Isaiah 48:1

Give ear to this, O family of Jacob, you who are named by the name of Israel, and have come out of the body of Judah; who take oaths by the name of the Lord, and make use of the name of the God of Israel, but not truly and not in good faith.

Zechariah 8:17

Let no one have any evil thought in his heart against his neighbour; and have no love for false oaths: for all these things are hated by me, says the Lord.

Malachi 3:5

And I will come near to you for judging; I will quickly be a witness against the wonder-workers, against those who have been untrue in married life, against those who take false oaths; against those who keep back from the servant his payment, and who are hard on the widow and the child without a father, who do not give his rights to the man from a strange country, and have no fear of me, says the Lord of armies.

Matthew 26:71

And when he had gone out into the doorway, another saw him and says to those who were there, This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.

Matthew 26:73

And after a little time those who were near came and said to Peter, Truly you are one of them; because your talk is witness against you.

Matthew 26:74

Then with curses and oaths he said, I have no knowledge of the man. And straight away there came the cry of a cock.

Luke 22:34

And he said, I say to you, Peter, before the cock's second cry today, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me.