New American Standard Bible 1995

John 21:18-23

18TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, whenὅτεhoteG3753you were youngerνεώτερος,neōterosG3501,you used to girdἐζώννυεςezōnnuesG2224yourselfG4572and walkπεριεπάτειςperiepateisG4043whereverὅπουhopouG3699you wishedἤθελες.ēthelesG2309;but whenὅτανhotanG3752you growG1095oldG1095,you will stretchἐκτενεῖςekteneisG1614out your handsχεῖράςcheirasG5495and someoneG243elseG243will girdζώσειzōseiG2224you, and bringοἴσειoiseiG5342you whereὅπουhopouG3699you do not wishθέλεις.theleisG2309to go.”

19NowδὲdeG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778He saidλέγειlegeiG3004,signifyingσημαίνωνsēmainōnG4591bywhatG4169kindG4169of deathθανάτῳthanatōG2288he would glorifyδοξάσειdoxaseiG1392Godθεόν.theonG2316.And when He had spokenG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,He saidG3004to him, “FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190Me!”

20PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,turningἘπιστραφεὶςEpistrapheisG1994aroundG1994,sawβλέπειblepeiG991thediscipleμαθητὴνmathētēnG3101whomὃνhonG3739JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424lovedἠγάπαēgapaG25followingἀκολουθοῦνταakolouthountaG190them;the one whoὃςhosG3739alsoG2532hadleanedG377backG377on His bosomστῆθοςstēthosG4738at the supperδείπνῳdeipnōG1173and saidG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,whoτίςtisG5101is the one who betraysπαραδιδούςparadidousG3860You?”

21SoοὖνounG3767PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074seeingG3708him saidλέγειlegeiG3004to JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,and whatτί;tiG5101about thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778?”

22JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him,“IfἐὰνeanG1437I wantθέλωthelōG2309him to remainμένεινmeneinG3306untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I comeἔρχομαι,erchomaiG2064,whatτίtiG5101is that to you? Youfollowἀκολούθει.¶akoloutheiG190Me!”

23ThereforeοὖνounG3767thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778sayingλόγοςlogosG3056wentἘξῆλθενExēlthenG1831out amongεἰςeisG1519the brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80that that discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101would not dieἀποθνῄσκει·apothnēskeiG599;yetδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424did not sayG3004to him that he would not dieἀποθνῄσκει,apothnēskeiG599, but only,“IfἐὰνeanG1437I wantθέλωthelōG2309him to remainμένεινmeneinG3306untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I comeἔρχομαι,erchomaiG2064,whatτίtiG5101is that to you?”

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