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John 21:22–23

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22Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he ntarry otill I come, what is that to thee? kfollow thou me. 23Then went this saying abroad among pthe brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?

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John 21:22: Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!”

Footnotes

  1. n1 Cor. 15:6. Phil. 1:25 in the Gk.
  2. kch. 13:36. Comp. Matt. 4:19. & 16:24.
  3. pActs 9:30. & 10:23. & 11:1, 12, 29. & 12:17. & 14:2. & 15:1, 3, 22, 23. & 16:40. & 17:6, 10, 14. & 21:7. & 28:14. Comp. Matt. 23:8.

Cross references

  1. oMatt. 16:28. 1 Cor. 4:5. & 11:26. Rev. 2:5. & 3:11. & 22:7, 12, 20.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!” So the saying spread abroad among the brothers that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.” Because of this, the rumor spread among the believers 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?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“If I want him to remain until I come,” Jesus answered, “what is that to you? As for you, follow me.”

So this rumor spread to the brothers and sisters that this disciple would not die. 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?”

NLTNew Living Translation

Jesus replied, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? As for you, follow me.” So the rumor spread among the community of believers that this disciple wouldn’t die. But that isn’t what Jesus said at all. He only said, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Jesus said to him, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!” So this saying went out to the brothers that that disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?”