John 21:18-23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
18 “I assure you:(A) When you were young, you would tie your belt and walk wherever you wanted. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will tie you and carry you where you don’t want to go.” 19 He said this to signify by what kind of death(B) he would glorify God.[a](C) After saying this, He told him, “Follow Me!”(D)
Correcting a False Report
20 So Peter turned around and saw the disciple Jesus loved(E) following them. That disciple was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is the one that’s going to betray You?”(F) 21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord—what about him?”
22 “If I want him to remain until I come,”(G) Jesus answered, “what is that to you? As for you, follow Me.”
23 So this report[b] spread to the brothers[c](H) that this disciple would not die.(I) Yet Jesus did not tell him that he would not die, but, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?”
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- John 21:19 Jesus predicts that Peter would be martyred. Church tradition says that Peter was crucified upside down.
- John 21:23 Lit this word
- John 21:23 The word brothers refers to the late first century Christian community.
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