New TestamentBeginner II · Story 10Mark 14:53-72

Before the Rooster Crows

Jesus is taken to the high priest, and some men speak against him. The high priest asks him a question, and Jesus answers it. In the courtyard, people say that Peter is with Jesus, and Peter says no. Then a rooster crows, Peter remembers what Jesus said to him, and he weeps.

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At night, indoors, one man stands in front of several seated men, and in the courtyard below another man sits by a fire

The words in this story

10 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.

witness
a person who saw something and tells what happened
noun
power
strength, or the right to rule
noun
cloud
white or gray mass in the sky
noun
fire
something hot that burns
noun
destroy
to break something completely, so that it is gone
verb
cover
to put something over a thing
verb
nor
and not; it adds a second thing after a ‘not’ part
conjunction
curse
to say angry words against someone, asking for something bad to happen to him or her
verb
swear
to say strongly that something is true, often by promising it
verb
weep
to cry, with tears
verb

What you'll discover

The moments of the story, in the order they happen.

They take Jesus to the high priest. The priests look for witnesses, but the witnesses do not agree.
The high priest asks Jesus if he is the Christ, and Jesus says, “I am.” Then some spit on him.
A woman says that Peter was with Jesus. She tells the people near Peter, “This is one of them.”
Peter says he does not know the man. The rooster crows, Peter remembers what Jesus said, and he weeps.

Original verse

The verse that closes the story, in the World English Bible. After 4 lessons, this is how you read it: the real text, with nothing simplified.

Mark 14:72 · WEB

The rooster crowed the second time. Peter remembered the words that Jesus said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”When he thought about that, he wept.

Context

One detail about the scene, with the work it comes from.

Where and when

What happened before Jesus came to the high priest? The Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 14:53-65 say that the story of Jesus’ trial follows immediately upon his arrest.

Source: Tyndale Open Study Notes · CC BY-SA 4.0

What a story looks like

First the whole story, in simple English with audio for every sentence. Then 4 short lessons, each with a piece of the story, a tip and exercises. At the end, the Bible verse and a little celebration.

The story · 22 sentences, with the meaning of each word on tap, 3 quick questions about the story
4 lessons · a piece of the story, a tip and exercises in each one
The original verse · the Bible text, unadapted, then the next story

Questions about this story

Which Bible passage is this story from?

Mark 14:53 to 72, in the World English Bible: Jesus before the high priest, and Peter in the courtyard.

What do the witnesses say about Jesus?

Mark 14:57-58 says that some men gave false testimony against him, saying they heard him say that he would destroy the temple made with hands and build another in three days. Their testimony did not agree (14:59).

What does the high priest ask Jesus?

He asks, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?” Jesus says, “I am.” (Mark 14:61-62).

Who says that Peter is one of them?

A woman tells the people near Peter, “This is one of them.” Later the people near Peter say it too (Mark 14:69-70).

What does Peter do when the rooster crows?

He remembers the words that Jesus said to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” Then he weeps (Mark 14:72).

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