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Mark 14:67
and saw him warming himself there. She looked at Peter and said, “You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A high priest’s servant girl encounters Peter in the courtyard while he is warming himself by a fire. She directly addresses him, identifying him as an associate of Jesus the Nazarene.
The words — The Greek ἐμβλέψασα (emblepsasa) means “having looked” or “fixed her gaze,” emphasizing a deliberate, identifying stare before she speaks. The phrase Jesus the Nazarene (Iēsous ho Nazōraios) links him to his hometown, a title used elsewhere to identify his origin (Matthew 21:11).
The thread — This confrontation follows Peter’s initial entry into the high priest’s courtyard to keep warm (Mark 14:54). The designation “Nazarene” echoes earlier crowd identifications of Jesus (Matthew 21:11) and fulfills prophetic naming traditions (Matthew 2:23).
Why it lands — The text records a direct accusation that forces Peter to confront his association with Jesus before a hostile environment. It demands recognition of the cost of discipleship when personal safety conflicts with public loyalty.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.
Cross-references
- Mark 14:54 Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the officers and warmed himself by the fire.
- Matthew 2:23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
- Matthew 21:11 The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
- Mark 1:24 “What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
- Mark 10:47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
- John 1:45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
- John 19:19 Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- Acts 10:38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.