Some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to beat him with fists, and to tell him, “Prophesy!” The officers struck him with the palms of their hands.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Mark 14:65 in context
Mark 14:62–68
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Jesus said, “I am. You will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of the sky.”
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The high priest tore his clothes and said, “What further need have we of witnesses?
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You have heard the blasphemy! What do you think?” They all condemned him to be worthy of death.
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Some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to beat him with fists, and to tell him, “Prophesy!” The officers struck him with the palms of their hands.
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As Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the maids of the high priest came,
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and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You were also with the Nazarene, Jesus!”
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But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are saying.” He went out on the porch, and the rooster crowed.
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