John 21:23
“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?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 John 21:23 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
This saying therefore went forth among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, that he should not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
So the report spread among his followers that that disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say that he was not to die, but said “If it is my will that he should wait until I come, what has that to do with you?”
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Es ging nun dieses Wort unter die Brüder aus: Jener Jünger stirbt nicht. Und Jesus sprach nicht zu ihm, daß er nicht sterbe, sondern: Wenn ich will, daß er bleibe, bis ich komme, was geht es dich an?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Salió entonces este dicho entre los hermanos, que aquel discípulo no había de morir. Mas Jesús no le dijo, No morirá; sino: Si quiero que él quede hasta que yo venga ¿qué á ti?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Saiu, pois, esta conversa entre os irmãos, que aquele discípulo não morreria. Contudo Jesus não lhe disse que não morreria, mas sim: Se eu quero que ele fique até que eu venha, que te importa?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, espalhou-se esta notícia entre os irmãos, de que aquele discípulo não morreria. Todavia, Jesus não disse a Pedro que o outro discípulo não morreria, mas afirmou: "Se Eu quiser que ele permaneça até Eu voltar, que te importa?".
📖 John 21:23 in Context
21Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
22Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
23Then 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?
24This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
25And 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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