23 Therefore this [a]account went out among (A)the brothers, that that disciple would not die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain (B)until I come, what is that to you?”

24 This is the disciple who (C)is testifying about these things and wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true.

25 But there are also (D)many other things which Jesus did, which, if they were written in detail, I expect that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written.

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  1. John 21:23 Lit word

23 Because of this, the rumor spread among the believers(A) that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?”

24 This is the disciple who testifies to these things(B) and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.(C)

25 Jesus did many other things as well.(D) If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.

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