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John 21:18

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, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.

KJV

ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, ὅτε ἦς νεώτερος, ἐζώννυες σεαυτὸν καὶ περιεπάτεις ὅπου ἤθελες· ὅταν δὲ γηράσῃς, ἐκτενεῖς τὰς χεῖράς σου, καὶ ἄλλος σε ζώσει καὶ οἴσει ὅπου οὐ θέλεις.

Greek NT

Amen, amen dico tibi : cum esses junior, cingebas te, et ambulabas ubi volebas : cum autem senueris, extendes manus tuas, et alius te cinget, et ducet quo tu non vis.

Vulgate

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, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.

ASV

Amen, amen, I say to thee, When thou wast younger, thou didst gird thyself and didst walk where thou wouldst. But when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee and lead thee whither thou wouldst not.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

21 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γηράσκω
gerasko
verb · 2×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
ζώννυμι
zonnumi
verb · 3×
θέλω
thelo
verb · 208×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
νέος
neos
adjective · 23×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
περιπατέω
peripateo
verb · 94×
σεαυτοῦ
seautou
reflexive_pronoun · 43×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
φέρω
phero
verb · 68×
χείρ
cheir
noun · 175×
ἀμήν
amen
hebrew_word · 124×
ἄλλος
allos
adjective · 154×
ἐκτείνω
ekteino
verb · 16×
o
article · 19778×
ὅπου
opou
adverb · 82×
ὅταν
otan
conjunction · 123×
ὅτε
ote
adverb · 100×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: σε ζώσει | NIV/RP: σε ζώσει | WH/Treg: ζώσει σε
  • σε ζώσειSBLGNT
  • σε ζώσειReader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
  • ζώσει σεWestcott-Hort, Tregelles
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§618The cross is the unique sacrifice of Christ, the "one mediator between God and men".452 But because in his incarnate divine person he has in some way united himself to every man, "the possibility of being made partners, in a way known to God, in the paschal mystery" is offered to all men.453 He calls his disciples to "take up [their] cross and follow (him)",454 for "Christ also…

Cross-references

  • 2Pet 1:14 — Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
  • Acts 12:3 — And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
  • John 1:51 — And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
  • John 13:36 — Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.
  • John 13:36 — Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.