John 21:22
Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
KJV
λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἐὰν αὐτὸν θέλω μένειν ἕως ἔρχομαι, τί πρὸς σέ; σύ μοι ἀκολούθει.
Greek NT
Dicit ei Jesus : Sic eum volo manere donec veniam, quid ad te ? tu me sequere.
Vulgate
Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
ASV
Jesus saith to him: So I will have him to remain till I come, what is it to thee? Follow thou me.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
θέλω
thelo
verb · 208×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μένω
meno
verb · 117×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἀκολουθέω
akoloutheo
verb · 91×
ἐάν
ean
conditional · 333×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ἕως
eos
adverb · 145×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: μοι ἀκολούθει | WH/Treg/NIV: μοι ἀκολούθει | RP: ἀκολούθει μοι
- μοι ἀκολούθει — SBLGNT
- μοι ἀκολούθει — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἀκολούθει μοι — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§878Finally, it belongs to the sacramental nature of ecclesial ministry that it have a personal character. Although Chnst's ministers act in communion with one another, they also always act in a personal way. Each one is called personally: "You, follow me"397 in order to be a personal witness within the common mission, to bear personal responsibility before him who gives the missio…
Having manifested what he was and what he is, he shows the great fruit of his confession; and being about to examine by what method God and the happy life may be found, he enlarges on the nature and power of memory. Then he examines his own acts, thoughts and affections, viewed under the threefold division of temptation; and commemorates the Lord, the one mediator of God and me…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 4:5 — Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man ha
- 1Cor 4:5 — Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man ha
- 1Cor 11:26 — For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.
- Deut 29:29 — The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
- John 10:27 — My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
- John 12:26 — If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
- John 21:19 — This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.
- Luke 9:27 — But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
- Mark 9:1 — And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
- Mark 16:19 — So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
- Matt 4:19 — And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
- Matt 16:27 — For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
- Rev 2:25 — But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
- Rev 2:25 — But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
- Rev 3:11 — Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.