John 21:22

21:22 Jesus replied, ¹  “If I want him to live ²  until I come back, ³  what concern is that of yours? You follow me!”

John 17:24

17:24 “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, ⁴  so that they can see my glory that you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world ⁵ .

John 21:23

21:23 So the saying circulated ⁶  among the brothers and sisters ⁷  that this disciple was not going to die. But Jesus did not say to him that he was not going to die, but rather, “If I want him to live ⁸  until I come back, ⁹  what concern is that of yours?”

[21:22]  ¹ tn Grk “Jesus said to him.”

[21:22]  ² tn Grk “to stay” or “to remain”; but since longevity is the issue in the context, “to live” conveys the idea more clearly.

[21:22]  ³ tn The word “back” is supplied to clarify the meaning.

[17:24]  ⁴ tn Grk “the ones you have given me, I want these to be where I am with me.”

[17:24]  ⁵ tn Grk “before the foundation of the world.”

[21:23]  ⁷ tn Grk “went out.”

[21:23]  ⁸ tn Grk “the brothers,” but here the term refers to more than just the immediate disciples of Jesus (as it does in 20:17). Here, as R. E. Brown notes (John [AB], 2:1110), it refers to Christians of the Johannine community (which would include both men and women).

[21:23]  ⁹ tn Grk “to stay” or “to remain”; but since longevity is the issue in the context, “to live” conveys the idea more clearly.

[21:23]  ¹⁰ tn The word “back” is supplied to clarify the meaning.