John 21:20-25

Peter and the Other Disciple Jesus Loved

20 Peter turned [and] saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following [them] (who also leaned back on his chest at the dinner and said, "Lord, who is the one betraying you?")
21 So [when he] saw this one, Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, but what about this one?"
22 Jesus said to him, "If I want him to remain until I come, what [is that] to you? You follow me!"
23 So this saying went out to the brothers that that disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but "If I want him to remain until I come, what [is that] to you?"

A Concluding Word of Testimony

24 This is the disciple who is testifying about these [things], and who has written down these [things]. And we know that his testimony is true.
25 Now there are also many other [things] that Jesus did, which--if they were written down one after the other--I suppose not even the world itself could contain the books that would be written.

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Footnotes 5

  • [a]. *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("turned") has been translated as a finite verb
  • [b]. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  • [c]. *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("saw") which is understood as temporal
  • [d]. *The words "[is that]" are not in the Greek text but are supplied in keeping with English style
  • [e]. *The words "[is that]" are not in the Greek text but are supplied in keeping with English style
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