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John 21:22-24

Context
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!” 21:23 So the saying circulated 4  among the brothers and sisters 5  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 6  until I come back, 7  what concern is that of yours?”

A Final Note

21:24 This is the disciple who testifies about these things and has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.

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[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.

[21:23]  4 tn Grk “went out.”

[21:23]  5 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]  6 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]  7 tn The word “back” is supplied to clarify the meaning.



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