John 21:22 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Jesus said to Peter, "If I want him to live until I come again, how does that concern you? Follow me!"(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.

ASV:

Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? Follow thou me.

BBE:

Jesus said to him, If it is my desire for him to be here till I come back, what is that to you? come yourself after me.

DBY:

Jesus says to him, If I will that he abide until I come, what is that to thee? Follow thou me.

ERV:

Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.

WEY:

"If I desire him to remain till I come," replied Jesus, "what concern is that of yours? You, yourself, must follow me."

WBS:

Jesus saith to him, If I will that he shall tarry till I come, what is that to thee? Follow thou me.

WEB:

Jesus said to him, "If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you? You follow me."

YLT:

Jesus saith to him, 'If him I will to remain till I come, what -- to thee? be thou following me.' This word, therefore, went forth to the brethren that that disciple doth not die,

John 21:22 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 8:22 But Jesus said to him, "Follow Me, and allow the dead to bury their own dead."

Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.

Matthew 16:27 "For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and WILL THEN REPAY EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS.

John 21:19 Now this He said, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, "Follow Me!"

1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men's hearts; and then each man's praise will come to him from God.

1 Corinthians 11:26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes.

James 5:7 Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains.

Revelation 2:25 'Nevertheless what you have, hold fast until I come. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

21:22 If I will that he tarry till I come. This is spoken of John, and the words have caused much discussion. They surely convey the idea that John would remain on the earth, after the other apostles depart, until the Lord came once more. He did linger long after all the other apostles were gone. It is the testimony of church history that he did not die until about the close of the first century, many years after the other apostles were at rest. He tarried; did the Lord come to him? At least sixty years after the Lord spoke these words John was an exile on the isle of Patmos. There on the Lord's day he writes: I heard a great voice (Re 1:10), and I saw one like the Son of man (Re 1:13), blazing in such glory that, filled with awe, he fell at his feet as dead (Re 1:17). Then follow these words of the Savior, the seven letters, and the visions of Revelation. Here was a visible coming and John tarried until that coming. He alone of the Twelve saw the Lord, after his ascension, once more on the earth.

WES:

21:22 If I will that he tarry - Without dying, till I come - To judgment. Certainly he did tarry, till Christ came to destroy Jerusalem. And who can tell, when or how he died? What is that to thee? - Who art to follow me long before.

MHC:

21:20-24 Sufferings, pains, and death, will appear formidable even to the experienced Christian; but in the hope to glorify God, to leave a sinful world, and to be present with his Lord, he becomes ready to obey the Redeemer's call, and to follow Him through death to glory. It is the will of Christ that his disciples should mind their own duty, and not be curious about future events, either as to themselves or others. Many things we are apt to be anxious about, which are nothing to us. Other people's affairs are nothing to us, to intermeddle in; we must quietly work, and mind our own business. Many curious questions are put about the counsels of God, and the state of the unseen world, as to which we may say, What is this to us? And if we attend to the duty of following Christ, we shall find neither heart nor time to meddle with that which does not belong to us. How little are any unwritten traditions to be relied upon! Let the Scripture be its own interpreter, and explain itself; as it is, in a great measure, its own evidence, and proves itself, for it is light. See the easy setting right such mistakes by the word of Christ. Scripture language is the safest channel for Scripture truth; the words which the Holy Ghost teaches, 1Co 2:13. Those who cannot agree in the same terms of art, and the application of them, may yet agree in the same Scripture terms, and to love one another.

CONC:

Abide Alive Brethren Concern Desire Die Disciple Follow Forth Replied Return Says Stay Tarry Till Yours

Alive Concern Desire Die Disciple Follow Following Forth Jesus Tarry Want Word

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