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John 21:22 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me. "
John 21:22
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Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man
Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
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John 21:1
"After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed"
John 21:2
"There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples."
John 21:3
"Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing."
John 21:4
"But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus."
John 21:5
"Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No."
John 21:6
"And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes."
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