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He said this to hint at the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. And then he commanded, "Follow me."
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Turning his head, Peter noticed the disciple Jesus loved following right behind.
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When Peter noticed him, he asked Jesus, "Master, what's going to happen to him?"
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Jesus said, "If I want him to live until I come again, what's that to you? You - follow me."
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That is how the rumor got out among the brothers that this disciple wouldn't die. But that is not what Jesus said. He simply said, "If I want him to live until I come again, what's that to you?"
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This is the same disciple who was eyewitness to all these things and wrote them down. And we all know that his eyewitness account is reliable and accurate.
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There are so many other things Jesus did. If they were all written down, each of them, one by one, I can't imagine a world big enough to hold such a library of books.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.