New Testament · SCRIPTURE
John 21:21
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When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”
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Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what [shall] this man [do]?
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Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?”
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Peter therefore seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
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Therefore, having seen him, Peter says to Jesus, “Lord, and what about this [one]?”
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John 21
19 Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. And after He had said this, He told him, “Follow Me.”
20 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper to ask, “Lord, who is going to betray You?”
21 When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”
22 Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!”
23 Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. However, Jesus did not say that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you?”
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