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John 21:18-20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
John 21:18-20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
18 “I assure you:(A) When you were young, you would tie your belt and walk wherever you wanted. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will tie you and carry you where you don’t want to go.” 19 He said this to signify by what kind of death(B) he would glorify God.[a](C) After saying this, He told him, “Follow Me!”(D)
Correcting a False Report
20 So Peter turned around and saw the disciple Jesus loved(E) following them. That disciple was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is the one that’s going to betray You?”(F)
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- John 21:19 Jesus predicts that Peter would be martyred. Church tradition says that Peter was crucified upside down.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
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