Mark 14:66

Peter’s Denials

14:66 Now while Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the high priest’s slave girls came by.

Mark 15:16

Jesus is Mocked

15:16 So the soldiers led him into the palace (that is, the governor’s residence) and called together the whole cohort.


tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

tn The Greek term here is παιδίσκη (paidiskh), referring to a slave girl or slave woman.

tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “So” to indicate that the soldiers’ action is in response to Pilate’s condemnation of the prisoner in v. 15.

tn Grk “(that is, the praetorium).”

sn A Roman cohort was a tenth of a legion, about 500-600 soldiers.