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John 13:36

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Following Jesus

34 A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.

35 By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”

“Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”

37 “Lord,” said Peter, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You.”

38 “Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “Truly, truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”
KJV
Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.
WEB
Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you can’t follow now, but you will follow afterwards.”
ASV
Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered, Whither I go, thou canst not follow now; but thou shalt follow afterwards.
DARBY
Simon Peter says to him, Lord, where goest thou? Jesus answered him, Where I go thou canst not follow me now, but thou shalt follow me after.
BLB
Simon Peter says to Him, “Lord, where are You going?” Jesus answered him, “Where I go, you are not able to follow Me now, but you will follow afterward.”
ÅB
Simon Peter sier til ham: Herre! hvor går du hen? Jesus svarte: Dit jeg går, kan du ikke følge meg nå, men du skal følge meg siden.
OTB
Simon Peter sa til ham: "Herre, hvor går du?" Jesus svarte: "Der jeg går, kan du ikke følge meg nå, men du skal følge senere."
B1930
Simon Peter sier til ham: Herre! hvor går du hen? Jesus svarte: Dit jeg går, kan du ikke følge mig nu, men du skal følge mig siden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Peter 1:14

    because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

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  • John 21:21–22

    When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”

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  • John 13:33

    Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’

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  • John 14:2

    In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?

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  • John 21:18–19

    Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”

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  • John 14:4–5

    You know the way to the place where I am going.”

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  • John 16:17

    Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”

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