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John 21:20

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18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.

19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.

Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?

21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?

22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.

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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
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?”
KJV
Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
WEB
Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesus’ chest at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”
ASV
Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; who also leaned back on his breast at the supper, and said, Lord, who is he that betrayeth thee?
DARBY
Peter, turning round, sees the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also leaned at supper on his breast, and said, Lord, who is it that delivers thee up?
BLB
Having turned, Peter sees the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also reclined on His bosom at the supper and said, “Lord, who is it who is delivering You up?”
ÅB
Da Peter vender seg, ser han den disippel følge med som Jesus elsket, og som lå opp til hans bryst ved nattverden og sa: Herre! hvem er det som forråder deg?
OTB
Peter vendte seg og så disippelen som Jesus elsket følge etter dem, han som hadde lent seg tilbake mot Jesus under måltidet og spurt: «Herre, hvem er det som skal forråde deg?»
B1930
Da Peter vender sig, ser han den disippel følge med som Jesus elsket, og som lå op til hans bryst ved nattverden og sa: Herre! hvem er det som forråder dig?

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  • John 21:7

    Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.

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  • John 20:2

    Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.

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  • John 21:24

    This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.

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  • John 13:23–26

    Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

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