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He said to him the thirdtime, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me?"Peter was grievedbecause He said to him 1the thirdtime, "Do you love Me?" And he said to Him, "Lord, 2You knowallthings; You know that I love You." Jesussaid to him, "3Tend My sheep.
Our Times Are in His Hand
18"Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to girdyourself and walkwherever you wished; but when you growold, you will stretch out your hands and someoneelse will gird you, and bring you where you do not wish to go."
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Nowthis He said, 4signifying by 5whatkind of death he would glorifyGod. And when He had spokenthis, He said to him, "6Follow Me!"
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Peter, turningaround, saw the 7disciplewhomJesuslovedfollowing them; the one whoalso had 8leanedback on His bosom at the supper and said, "Lord, who is the one who betrays You?"
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SoPeterseeing him said to Jesus, "Lord, and what about thisman?"
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Jesussaid to him, "If I want him to remain9until I come, what is that to you? You 10follow Me!"
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Thereforethissayingwent out among11the brethren that that disciple would not die; yetJesus did not say to him that he would not die, but only, "If I want him to remain12until I come, what is that to you?"
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This is the disciple who 13is testifying to thesethings and wrotethesethings, and we know that his testimony is true.
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And there are also14manyotherthingswhichJesusdid, whichif they were written in detail, I suppose that even the worlditself would not contain the books that would be written.