John 21:22-24

New American Standard Bible

²²Jesus *said to him, “If I want him to remain ^(A)until I come, what is that to you? You ^(B)follow Me!” ²³Therefore this ^[a]account went out among ^(C)the brothers, that that disciple would not die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain ^(D)until I come, what is that to you?”

²⁴This is the disciple who ^(E)is testifying about these things and wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true.

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Footnotes

John 21:23 Lit word

John 21:22-24

New International Version

²²Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return,^(A) what is that to you? You must follow me.”^(B) ²³Because of this, the rumor spread among the believers^(C) that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?”

²⁴This is the disciple who testifies to these things^(D) and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.^(E)

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