Peter,ὁ Πέτροςturning around,Ἐπιστραφεὶςseesβλέπειthe discipleτὸν μαθητὴνwhomὃνJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςlovedἠγάπαfollowing,ἀκολουθοῦνταthe one whoὃςhad alsoκαὶleaned backἀνέπεσενatἐνthe supperτῷ δείπνῳagainstἐπὶhis chestτὸ στῆθος αὐτοῦandκαὶsaid,εἶπεν“Lord,Κύριεwhoτίςisἐστινthe one whoὁis handingπαραδιδούςyouσεover?”παραδιδούς
John 21:20
Study it in the app“Peter, turning around, sees the disciple whom Jesus loved following, the one who had also leaned back at the supper against his chest and said, “Lord, who is the one who is handing you over?””
With the Greek beneath
John 21:20, word by word
- PeterΠέτροςPetros
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petros” appears- turning aroundἘπιστραφεὶςEpistrapheis
turn back
To turn around, or go back.
Where else “Epistrapheis” appears- seesβλέπειblepei
see
To use the eyes to perceive something; also to look with intent.
Where else “blepei” appears- the discipleμαθητὴνmathētēn
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētēn” appears- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- lovedἠγάπαēgapa
love
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
Where else “ēgapa” appears- followingἀκολουθοῦνταakolouthounta
follow
To walk behind someone, going with them wherever they go.
Where else “akolouthounta” appears- leaned backἀνέπεσενanepesen
lean back
To rest on another's chest.
Where else “anepesen” appears- the supperδείπνῳdeipnōi
supper, dinner
Supper, banquet.
Where else “deipnōi” appears- his chestστῆθοςstēthos
chest
Chest, breast.
Where else “stēthos” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “LordΚύριεKyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “Kyrie” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- is handingπαραδιδούςparadidous
betray
To give someone up to enemies, betray them.
Where else “paradidous” appears
The context
19He said this to show by what kind of death he would glorify God. And having said this, he says to him, “Follow me.”
20 · This verse (above)
21So when Peter saw him, he says to Jesus, “Lord, and what about this man?”
To study John 21 in a group
1. What it says
After a night of catching nothing, what does Jesus say from the shore, what happens to the net, and what does he offer them? (vv. 3-13)
2. What it means
Jesus asks Peter three times whether he loves him, and tells him to care for his sheep (vv. 15-17). What connection does he see between loving Jesus and caring for others?
3. How I live it
Peter asked about the other disciple, and Jesus said, “You, follow me” (vv. 21-22). When could you stop comparing your path with others'?