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Peterὁ Πέτροςsaysλέγειto him,αὐτῷ“Lord,Κύριεwhyδιὰ τίcan I notοὐ δύναμαίfollowἀκολουθῆσαιyouσοιnow?ἄρτιI will lay downθήσωmy lifeτὴν ψυχήν μουforὑπὲρyou.”σοῦ
John 13:37
Study it in the app“Peter says to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.””
With the Greek beneath
John 13:37, word by word
- PeterΠέτροςPetros
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petros” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- “LordΚύριεKyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “Kyrie” appears- can I notδύναμαίdynamai
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynamai” appears- followἀκολουθῆσαιakolouthēsai
follow as disciple
To leave everything to go with Jesus as a disciple.
Where else “akolouthēsai” appears- nowἄρτιarti
now
Now, just now, at this moment.
Where else “arti” appears- I will lay downθήσωthēsō
lay down
To give one's life for others.
Where else “thēsō” appears- my lifeψυχήνpsychēn
life
Literally "soul": one's being alive, which can be saved, lost or given.
Where else “psychēn” appears
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Peter's denial foretold
Matthew 26:31-35Mark 14:27-31Luke 22:31-34
See them side by side
John 13:36-38
36Simon Peter says to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later.” 37Peter says to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” 38Jesus answers, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I tell you, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times.”
31Then Jesus says to them, “You will all fall away because of me on this night, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ 32But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.” 33But Peter answered him, “If all fall away because of you, I will never fall away.” 34Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you that on this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” 35Peter says to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all the disciples said likewise.
27And Jesus says to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ 28But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.” 29But Peter said to him, “Even if all fall away, yet not I.” 30And Jesus says to him, “Truly I tell you that you today, this night, before the rooster crows twice, will deny me three times.” 31But he kept saying emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all were also saying the same.
31Simon, Simon, look, Satan has demanded to have you, to sift you like wheat; 32but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail; and you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” 33And he said to him, “Lord, with you I am ready to go both to prison and to death.” 34And he said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know me.”
The context
36Simon Peter says to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later.”
37 · This verse (above)
38Jesus answers, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I tell you, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times.”
To study John 13 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus do during the supper, what does he answer Peter when he resists, and what does he ask of them all? (vv. 4-15)
2. What it means
Jesus gives a new commandment: to love one another as he has loved them (v. 34). What does his washing of their feet show about that love?
3. How I live it
Jesus says, “I have given you an example” (v. 15). Whom could you serve today with a simple gesture, without being asked?