Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
John 21:23
saying. Greek. logos. See on Mark 9:32.
among. unto. Greek eis. App-104.
that. Greek. ekeinos.
should not die. is not dying: i.e. is not going to die.
saying. Greek. logos. See on Mark 9:32.
among. unto. Greek eis. App-104.
that. Greek. ekeinos.
should not die. is not dying: i.e. is not going to die.
JOHN 21:23 e;rcomai( @ti, pro.j se,*# {C} Several witnesses, including a* C2 ¦1 565 ita, e syrs arm, lack the words ti, pro.j se,. 25 Although Tis...
THEN WENT THIS SAYING ... - This mistake arose very naturally: * From the words of Jesus, which might be easily misunderstood to mean that he should not die; and, * It was probably confirmed when...
CHAPTER 21 _ 1. At the Sea of Tiberias. The Third Manifestation. (John 21:1 .)_ 2. Peter's Restoration and Ministry; the manner of His Death Predicted. (John 21:15 .) 3. Tarry Till I Come. (John 21...
FOLLOWING AND TARRYING. According to the earliest Christian tradition, Marcan and Pauline, an appearance to Peter was one of the earliest if not the earliest event after the Resurrection. If this sect...
THIS SAYING WENT ABROAD AMONG THE BRETHREN. John corrects the mistake that had gone abroad. Christ had not said that he should not die, but simply, "If. will that he tarry till. come, what is that to...
Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, the disciple who at their meal reclined on Jesus' breast and said: "Lord, who is it who is to betray you?" When Peter saw this disciple, h...
THE RISEN LORD (John 21:1-14)...
_Then went this saying This saying_ THEREFORE _went_. _abroad among_ Literally, _forth unto:_comp. Matthew 9:26; Mark 1:28; Romans 10:8. _the brethren_ This phrase, common in the Acts ...
THE MISUNDERSTOOD SAYING RESPECTING THE EVANGELIST...
ΟΥ̓͂ΤΟΣ before Ὁ ΛΌΓΟΣ with אBCD against A. 23. ἘΞΗ͂ΛΘΕΝ. THERE WENT FORTH THEREFORE THIS WORD UNTO THE BRETHREN, THAT DISCIPLE DIETH NOT. Comp. Luke 7:17. Οἱ� for believers generally, common in the A...
Ver 19b. And when he had spoken this, he says to him, Follow me. 20. Then Peter, turning about, sees the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord,...
_WHAT ABOUT JOHN AND WHAT JOHN WROTE -- JOHN 21:20-25:_ Peter asked Jesus about John. Jesus told Peter that John's life did not concern him. Jesus told Peter "If I want him to remain alive until I ret...
ΈΞΉΛΘΕΝ _aor. ind. act., см._ John 21:3. ΆΠΟΘΝΉΣΚΕΙ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΆΠΟΘΝΉΣΚΩ (G599)...
IF I WILL THAT HE TARRY, &C.— "If it is my pleasure that he should _live_ till my coming [in judgment upon Jerusalem], _what is that to thee?"_ So the word μενειν signifies, being elliptical for the w...
OBEDIENT LOVE _Text: John 21:15-23_ 15 So when they had broken their fast, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 21:15-25 The following is an Analysis of our final section:— The final section of this truly wondrous and most blessed Gospel contains teaching greatly needed b...
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? T...
18 Peter had boasted that he would lay down his soul for Him (Joh_13:37). It was this that led the Lord to predict that he would disown Him. Now He assures Peter that he will some day fulfill his boas...
SUPPLEMENTARY 1-25. Appendix. The Gospel is brought to a definite close, its contents are reviewed, and its purpose stated in John 20:30; John 20:31. The present chapter is therefore probably an appen...
The misunderstood saying about the beloved disciple. 20. Following] viz. in a literal sense. Our Lord, during His conversation with Peter, had walked to a little distance from the others. Peter, happe...
SHOULD NOT DIE] In spite of this appendix, the opinion still persisted. One story was that he was translated like Elijah, another that he still breathed in his grave, a fable which even St. Augustine...
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 21 JESUS APPEARS TO 7 *DISCIPLES 21:1-14 V1 Afterwards, Jesus appeared again to his *disciples by the Sea called Tiberi...
THEN (better, _therefore_) WENT THIS SAYING ABROAD AMONG THE BRETHREN. — For the word “brethren” comp. Notes on Matthew 23:8 and Acts 9:30. As a general name for the disciples, it is not elsewhere fou...
XXVI. _ CONCLUSION._ "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,...
Ἐξῆλθεν … πρός σε; “There went forth this saying among the brethren, that that disciple should not die”. John himself, however, has no such belief, because he remembers with exactness the hypothetical...
THE TESTIMONY OF A BELOVED FOLLOWER John 21:20-25 Having cautioned Peter, our Lord seems to have moved away, bidding Peter follow-a mandate intended to convey a deeper meaning. John followed some ste...
This chapter undoubtedly added later by the writer is a revelation or manifestation of the risen Christ. Here He is seen interested in His disciples, and caring for their immediate needs, and that in...
_ This saying, therefore: [4] that is, a report went about among the disciples, the John was not to die. But St. John himself, as St. Augustine and St. John Chrysostom observe, took care to tell us, t...
“ _Jesus says to him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is it to thee? Follow thou me!_ 23. _The report spread abroad, therefore, among the brethren that this disciple should not die; but Jesu...
ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. Vv. 17-30. 1. The title which was placed upon the cross was, according to Matthew, This is Jesus, the King of the Jews; according to Mark, The King of the Jew...
II. PETER AND JOHN: JOHN 21:15-23. Peter: John 21:15-19 a. The following conversation completes the preceding scene by the express reinstallation of St. Peter not only in the apostolic office, but in...
APPENDIX: 21:1-25. After the conclusion John 20:30-31, this section is a surprise to the reader. It contains two scenes: one of a general interest for the whole circle of the disciples (John 21:1-14);...
So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? he saith unto him, Yea, Lord: thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs....
In John 21:1-25, the appended scene is the fishing. After a night of failure, a vast multitude of fish is taken in the net, without breaking it or risking the ships (Luke 5:1-39), or the need of gathe...
23._Then this saying went forth. _The Evangelist relates that, from misunderstanding Christ’s words, an error arose among the disciples, that John _would never die. _He means those who were present at...
The next chapter, while rendering a fresh testimony to the resurrection of Jesus, gives us to Verse 13 a picture of the millennial work of Christ; from thence to the end, the especial portions of Pete...
THEN WENT THIS SAYING ABROAD AMONG THE BRETHREN,.... It not being rightly understood by some one or more of the disciples present: it was divulged with a wrong sense annexed to it among other persons;...
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? Ve...
_Jesus saith, If I will that he tarry_ Without dying; _till I come_ With power and great glory, to execute the judgment I have threatened on mine enemies. Till then he certainly did tarry, and who can...
SHOULD NOT DIE; a tradition from the days of the apostles, which was not true. IF I WILL THAT HE TARRY TILL I COME; it was the business of Christ to direct with regard to the length of John's life, a...
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? Peter...
The reference to John:...
APPEARING IN GALILEE (vs.1-14) The scene now changes from Jerusalem to Galilee. We have seen in chapter 20:19-25 the picture of the gathering of the Church of God, and in the remaining verses that of...
20-24 Sufferings, pains, and death, will appear formidable even to the experienced Christian; but in the hope to glorify God, to leave a sinful world, and to be present with his Lord, he becomes read...
But the disciples, knowing the particular kindness our Saviour had for John, upon these words, not duly attended to, concluded John should abide upon the earth to the second coming of Christ....
Tertullian A Treatise on the Soul Even John underwent death, although concerning him there had prevailed an ungrounded expectation that he would remain alive until the coming of the Lord.[299]...
John 21:23 Then G3767 this G3778 saying G3056 out G1831 (G5627) among G1519 brethren G80 that G3754 this...
‘This saying went forth therefore among the brethren that that disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but ‘if I will that he tarry until I come what is that to you...
JOHN'S FUTURE IS NOT TO BE REVEALED (JOHN 21:20)....
John 21:23. THIS WORD THEREFORE WENT FORTH AMONG THE BRETHREN, THAT DISCIPLE DIETH NOT. YET JESUS SAID NOT UNTO HIM, HE DIETH NOT; BUT, IF I WILL THAT HE ABIDE TILL I COME, WHAT IS THAT TO THEE? Havin...
The effort to introduce the passage now before us into organic unity with the rest of the chapter has certainly been attended with as much difficulty and as little success as in the case of the second...
THAT THAT DISCIPLE SHOULD NOT DIE (οτ ο μαθητης εκεινος ουκ αποθνησκε) (present active indicative), because Peter or others misunderstood what Jesus meant as John now carefully explains. He was reb...
John 21 We Learn from this Chapter I. The wide range of the pastoral office. Whenever the minister is exclusively a fisherman and neglects the labour of the shepherd, he is only doing half his work....
John 21:1. _After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise showed he himself._ Jesus loved to show himself to his people. Of old, his delights...
John 21:1. _After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself. There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and N...
John 21:1. _After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself._ May every one of you, my fellow-disciples, realize that Jesus i...
CONTENTS: The risen Christ surprises the disciples and directs their fishing. Peter given opportunity to reaffirm His allegiance to Christ. CHARACTERS: Jesus, disciples, Peter, Thomas, John. CONCLUS...
John 21:2. _There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus,_ a word which designates a twin; _and Nathanael, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples._ Here are seven; the four abs...
SO A REPORT SPREAD. This shows how precisely John remembered what Jesus had said! There can be no question that John died. His grave at Ephesus was well known among the early Christians....
_When thou wast young thou girdest thyself_ LIGHT ON PETER’S WAY I. PETER’S FUTURE DESTINY DISCLOSED (John 21:18). 1. The manner of the disclosure. (1) Solemnly--“Verily, verily.” (2) Authoritati...
_Peter seeing John saith to Jesus, Lord, what shall this man do?_ THE INDIVIDUALITY OF CHRISTIAN LIFE Christ had just foretold to Peter that he should in his old age die a martyr, and with that befo...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 21:1 Epilogue: The Roles of Peter and of the Disciple Whom Jesus Loved. Chapter John 21:1 describes Jesus’ third and final resurrection appearance in this Gospel.
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 21:15. SIMON, SON OF JONAS (or _John,_ with several of the best MSS.).—He is addressed thus to remind him that by his fall he had shown that he had not yet attain...
EXPOSITION JOHN 21:1 3. The epilogue, answering to the prologue. The post-resurrection life corresponds with the pre-incarnate energy of the Logos. 1. Long and sustained controversy has prevailed o...
Now after these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and this is how it happened. There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus [the twin], and Natha...
Daniel 4:35; Deuteronomy 29:29; Job 28:28; Job 33:13...
Should not die [ο υ κ α π ο θ ν η σ κ ε ι]. Literally, dieth not. 24, 25. Many interpreters think that these two verses were written by some other hand than John's. Some ascribe vv. 24 and 25 to two...
The brethren — That is, the Christians. Our Lord himself taught them that appellation, John 20:17. Yet Jesus did not say to him, that he should not die — Not expressly. And St. John himself, at the ti...
Observe here, how strangely our Saviour's words were mistaken and misunderstood by his own disciples; they apprehend presently that John should not die, and so it passed current among them. From hence...