Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
19 Jesus said this to show how Peter would die and make God's name great. When he had finished saying this, he said to him, `Come and follow me!'
20 Peter turned around. The disciple whom Jesus loved was coming with Jesus also. He was the one who was at Jesus' right side at the supper table. He had said to Jesus, `Lord, who will give you over to people who hate you?'
21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, `Lord, what about this man?'
22 Jesus said to him, `If I want him to wait till I come, what is that to you? I want you to come and follow me.'
23 So the report went around among the brothers that that disciple would not die. Jesus had not said to him, `You will not die.' But he had said, `If I want him to wait till I come, what is that to you?'
24 The same disciple said these things and wrote them. We know what he said is true.
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