Berean Standard Bible

John 21:15-23

15WhenὍτε οὖνHote ounG3767 G3753they had finished eatingἠρίστησαν,ēristēsanG709τῷtōG3588,JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424askedλέγειlegeiG3004SimonΣίμωνιSimōniG4613ὁhoG3588PeterΠέτρῳPetrōG4074, “SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613sonof JohnἸωάννου,IōannouG2491 G2495,do you loveἀγαπᾷςagapasG25MeG1473moreπλέονpleonG4119than theseτούτων;toutōnG3778?” “YesναὶnaiG3483,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,”he answeredλέγει αὐτῷ·legei autōG3004 G846, “YouσὺsuG4771knowG1492ὅτιhotiG3754I loveφιλῶphilōG5368Youσε.seG4771.” Jesusrepliedλέγει αὐτῷ·legei autōG3004 G846, “FeedβόσκεboskeG1006MyG1473τὰtaG3588lambsἀρνίαarniaG721.”

16JesusaskedλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῷautōG846a second timeπάλιν δεύτερον·palin deuteronG3825 G1208, “SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613sonof JohnἸωάννου,IōannouG2491 G2495,do you loveἀγαπᾷςagapasG25MeG1473?” “YesναὶnaiG3483,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,”he answeredλέγει αὐτῷ·legei autōG3004 G846, “YouσὺsuG4771knowG1492ὅτιhotiG3754I loveφιλῶphilōG5368Youσε.seG4771.” JesustoldλέγειlegeiG3004himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “ShepherdποίμαινεpoimaineG4165MyG1473τὰtaG3588sheepπρόβατάprobataG4263.”

17JesusaskedG3004αὐτῷautōG846aτὸtoG3588third timeτρίτον·tritonG5154, “SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613sonof JohnἸωάννου,IōannouG2491 G2495,do you loveφιλεῖςphileisG5368MeG1473ὁhoG3588?”PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was deeply hurtἐλυπήθηelupēthēG3076thatὅτιhotiG3754Jesushad askedG2036himαὐτῷautōG846τὸtoG3588a third timeτρίτον·tritonG5154, “Do you loveφιλεῖςphileisG5368MeG1473?” “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,YouσὺsuG4771knowG1492all thingsπάνταpantaG3956καὶkaiG2532,”he repliedG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846. “YouσὺsuG4771knowγινώσκειςginōskeisG1097ὅτιhotiG3754I loveφιλῶphilōG5368Youσε.seG4771ὁhoG3588.”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to himαὐτῷautōG846, “FeedβόσκεboskeG1006MyG1473τὰtaG3588sheepπρόβατάprobataG4263.

18TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youG4771,whenὅτεhoteG3753you wereἦςēsG1510youngνεώτερος,neōterosG3501,you dressedἐζώννυεςezōnnuesG2224yourselfG4572andκαὶkaiG2532walkedπεριεπάτειςperiepateisG4043whereὅπουhopouG3699you wantedἤθελες.ēthelesG2309;butδὲdeG1161whenὅτανhotanG3752you are oldγηράσῃς,gērasēsG1095,you will stretch outἐκτενεῖςekteneisG1614yourG4771τὰςtasG3588handsχεῖράςcheirasG5495,andκαὶkaiG2532someone elseἄλλοςallosG243will dressζώσειzōseiG2224youG4771andκαὶkaiG2532leadοἴσειoiseiG5342youwhereὅπουhopouG3699you do not want to goοὐ θέλεις.ou theleisG3756 G2309.”

19δὲdeG1161JesussaidεἶπενeipenG2036thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778to indicateσημαίνωνsēmainōnG4591the kind ofdeathθανάτῳthanatōG2288by whichποίῳpoiōG4169Peterwould glorifyδοξάσειdoxaseiG1392τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν.theonG2316.AndκαὶkaiG2532afterHe had saidεἰπὼνeipōnG2036thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,He toldλέγειlegeiG3004himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190MeG1473.”

20ὁhoG3588PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074turnedἘπιστραφεὶςEpistrapheisG1994andsawβλέπειblepeiG991theτὸνtonG3588discipleμαθητὴνmathētēnG3101whomὃνhonG3739ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424lovedἠγάπαēgapaG25followingἀκολουθοῦνταakolouthountaG190them. He was the oneκαὶkaiG2532whoὃςhosG3739had leaned backἀνέπεσενanepesenG377against Jesusτῷ ἐπὶ στῆθος αὐτοῦtō epi stēthos autouG1909 G846 G3588 G4738atἐνenG1722theτὸtoG3588supperδείπνῳdeipnōG1173καὶkaiG2532to askεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,whoτίςtisG5101is going toἐστιν ὁestin hoG1510 G3588betrayπαραδιδούςparadidousG3860Youσε;seG4771?”

21WhenοὖνounG3767PetersawG3708himτοῦτονtoutonG3778ὁhoG3588, heΠέτροςPetrosG4074askedλέγει τῷ Ἰησοῦ·legei tō IēsouG3004 G3588 G2424, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962δὲdeG1161,what aboutτί;tiG5101himοὗτοςhoutosG3778?”

22ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredλέγει αὐτῷlegei autōG3004 G846, “IfἐὰνeanG1437I wantθέλωthelōG2309himαὐτὸνautonG846to remainμένεινmeneinG3306untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I returnἔρχομαι,erchomaiG2064,whatτίtiG5101is thattoπρὸςprosG4314youσέ;seG4771?YouσύsuG4771followἀκολούθει.¶akoloutheiG190MeG1473!”

23Because ofοὖνounG3767thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778,theὁhoG3588rumorλόγοςlogosG3056spreadἘξῆλθενExēlthenG1831amongεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80thatὅτιhotiG3754thisἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565ὁhoG3588discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101would notοὐκoukG3756dieἀποθνῄσκει·apothnēskeiG599.HoweverδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424did not sayοὐκ εἶπεν αὐτῷouk eipen autōG3756 G2036 G846thatὅτιhotiG3754he would not dieοὐκ ἀποθνῄσκει,ouk apothnēskeiG3756 G599,but onlyἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, “IfἐὰνeanG1437I wantθέλωthelōG2309himαὐτὸνautonG846to remainμένεινmeneinG3306untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I returnἔρχομαι,erchomaiG2064,whatτίtiG5101is thattoπρὸςprosG4314youσέ;seG4771?”

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