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John 21:24

Truth and honesty

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

23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?

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

25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.

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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
This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who has written them down. And we know that his testimony is true.
KJV
This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
WEB
This is the disciple who testifies about these things, and wrote these things. We know that his witness is true.
ASV
This is the disciple that beareth witness of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his witness is true.
DARBY
This is the disciple who bears witness concerning these things, and who has written these things; and we know that his witness is true.
BLB
This is the disciple testifying concerning these things, and the one having written these things. And we know that his testimony is true.
ÅB
Dette er den disippel som vitner om dette og har skrevet dette; og vi vet at hans vitnesbyrd er sant.
OTB
Dette er disippelen som vitner om disse tingene og som skrev dem ned. Vi vet at hans vitnesbyrd er sant.
B1930
Dette er den disippel som vidner om dette og har skrevet dette; og vi vet at hans vidnesbyrd er sant.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

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  • John 15:27

    And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

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  • John 19:35

    And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.

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  • 1 John 1:1–2

    That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

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  • 1 John 5:6

    This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

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  • 3 John 1:12

    Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.

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