18 Truly, truly I say to you, when you were young, you tied your clothes[a] around yourself and walked wherever you wanted. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will tie you up and carry you where you do not want to go.[b] 19 (Now he said this to indicate by what kind of death he would glorify God.) And after he[c] had said this, he said to him, “Follow me!”

Peter and the Other Disciple Jesus Loved

20 Peter turned and[d] saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them[e] (who also leaned back on his chest at the dinner and said, “Lord, who is the one betraying you?”)

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Footnotes

  1. John 21:18 The words “your clothes” are not in the Greek text but are implied
  2. John 21:18 *The words “to go” are not in the Greek text but are implied
  3. John 21:19 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had said”) which is understood as temporal
  4. John 21:20 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“turned”) has been translated as a finite verb
  5. John 21:20 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation