John 21:20-23
World English Bible
20 Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesus’ breast at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is going to betray you?” 21 Peter seeing him, said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?”
22 Jesus said to him, “If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you? You follow me.” 23 This saying therefore went out among the brothers,[a] that this disciple wouldn’t die. Yet Jesus didn’t say to him that he wouldn’t die, but, “If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you?”
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- 21:23 The word for “brothers” here may be also correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
John 21:20-23
International Standard Version
Jesus and the Beloved Disciple
20 Peter turned around and noticed the disciple whom Jesus kept loving following them. He was the one who had put his head on Jesus’ chest at the supper and had asked, “Lord, who is the one who is going to betray you?”
21 When Peter saw him, he said, “Lord, what about him?”
22 Jesus told him, “If it’s my will for him to remain until I come back, how does that concern you? You must keep following me!” 23 So the rumor spread among the brothers[a] that this disciple wasn’t going to die. Yet Jesus didn’t say to Peter[b] that he wasn’t going to die, but, “If it’s my will for him to remain until I come back, how does that concern you?”
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- John 21:23 I.e. Jesus’ followers
- John 21:23 Lit. him
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