Study it in the app“So this word went out among the brothers, that that disciple would not die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?””
Soοὖνthisοὗτοςwordὁ λόγοςwent outἐξῆλθενamongεἰςthe brothers,τοὺς ἀδελφοὺςthatὅτιthatἐκεῖνοςdiscipleὁ μαθητὴςwould notοὐκdie;ἀποθνῄσκειyetδὲJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςdid notοὐκsayεἶπενto himαὐτῷthatὅτιhe would notοὐκdie,ἀποθνῄσκειbut,ἀλλ’“IfἘὰνI wantθέλωhimαὐτὸνto remainμένεινuntilἕωςI come,ἔρχομαιwhatτίis that toπρὸςyou?”σέ
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logos” appearsspread
To come from somewhere; for news to spread.
Where else “exēlthen” appearsbrother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphous” appearsdisciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētēs” appearsdie
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apothnēiskei” appearsJesus
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” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearswant
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelō” appearsstay
Not to move from a place, to go on staying there.
Where else “menein” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchomai” appears22Jesus says to him, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!”
23 · This verse (above)
24This is the disciple who testifies about these things and who wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true.
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'?
