John 21:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Truly I say to you, When you were young, you made yourself ready and went wherever you had a desire to go: but when you are old, you will put out your hands and another will make you ready, and you will be taken where you have no desire to go.

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  • John 13:36 : 36 Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus said in answer, Where I am going you may not come with me now, but you will come later.
  • Acts 12:3-4 : 3 And when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews he went on to take Peter in addition. This was at the time of the feast of unleavened bread. 4 And having taken him, he put him in prison, with four bands of armed men to keep watch over him; his purpose being to take him out to the people after the Passover.
  • Acts 21:11 : 11 And he came to us, and took the band of Paul's clothing, and putting it round his feet and hands, said, The Holy Spirit says these words, So will the Jews do to the man who is the owner of this band, and they will give him up into the hands of the Gentiles.
  • 2 Cor 5:4 : 4 For truly, we who are in this tent do give out cries of weariness, for the weight of care which is on us; not because we are desiring to be free from the body, but so that we may have our new body, and death may be overcome by life.
  • John 12:27-28 : 27 Now is my soul troubled; and what am I to say? Father, keep me from this hour. No: for this purpose have I come to this hour. 28 Father, give glory to your name. Then there came a voice out of heaven, saying, I have given it glory, and I will give it glory again.

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  • 80%

    19 Now this he said, pointing out the sort of death by which he would give God glory. And after saying this, he said to him, Come after me.

    20 Then Peter, turning round, saw the disciple who was dear to Jesus coming after them--the disciple who was resting on his breast at the last meal, and said, Lord, who is it who will be false to you?

    21 Seeing him, Peter said to Jesus, What about this man?

    22 Jesus said to him, If it is my desire for him to be here till I come back, what is that to you? come yourself after me.

    23 So this saying went about among the brothers that this disciple would not undergo death: Jesus, however, did not say that he would not undergo death, but, If it is my desire for him to be here till I come back, what is that to you?

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    36 Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus said in answer, Where I am going you may not come with me now, but you will come later.

    37 Peter said to him, Why may I not come with you even now? I will give up my life for you.

    38 Jesus said in answer, Will you give up your life for me? Truly I say to you, Before the cry of the cock you will have said three times that you are not my disciple.

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    15 Then when they had taken food, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, is your love for me greater than the love of these others? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you are certain of my love for you. He said to him, Then give my lambs food.

    16 Again, a second time, he said to him, Simon, son of John, have you any love for me? Yes, Lord, he said, you are certain of my love for you. Then take care of my sheep, said Jesus.

    17 He said to him a third time, Simon, son of John, am I dear to you? Now Peter was troubled in his heart because he put the question a third time, Am I dear to you? And he said to him, Lord, you have knowledge of all things; you see that you are dear to me. Jesus said to him, Then give my sheep food.

  • 51 And a certain young man went after him, with only a linen cloth about his body; and they put their hands on him;

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    32 But I have made prayer for you, that your faith may not go from you: and when you are turned again, make your brothers strong.

    33 And he said to him, Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.

    34 And he said, I say to you, Peter, before the cock's second cry today, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me.

    35 And he said to them, When I sent you out without money or bag or shoes, were you in need of anything? And they said, Nothing.

  • John 13:5-9
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    5 Then he put water into a basin and was washing the feet of the disciples and drying them with the cloth which was round him.

    6 So he came to Simon Peter. Peter said, Lord, are my feet to be washed by you?

    7 And Jesus, answering, said to him, What I do is not clear to you now, but it will be clear to you in time to come.

    8 Peter said, I will never let my feet be washed by you, never. Jesus said in answer, If I do not make you clean you have no part with me.

    9 Simon Peter said to him, Lord, not my feet only, but my hands and my head.

  • John 21:6-7
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    6 And he said to them, Let down the net on the right side of the boat and you will get some. So they put it in the water and now they were not able to get it up again because of the great number of fish.

    7 So the disciple who was dear to Jesus said to Peter, It is the Lord! Hearing that it was the Lord, Peter put his coat round him (because he was not clothed) and went into the sea.

  • 33 My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come.

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    28 But after I have come back from the dead, I will go before you into Galilee.

    29 But Peter said to him, Though the others may be turned away from you, I will not.

    30 And Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you that you, today, even this night, before the cock's second cry, will say three times that you have no knowledge of me.

  • 21 Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.

  • 21 And he said, All these things I have done from the time when I was a boy.

  • 34 Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you that this night, before the hour of the cock's cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me.

  • 57 And when they were on the way, a certain man said to him, I will come after you wherever you go.

  • 11 And he came to us, and took the band of Paul's clothing, and putting it round his feet and hands, said, The Holy Spirit says these words, So will the Jews do to the man who is the owner of this band, and they will give him up into the hands of the Gentiles.

  • 34 You yourselves have seen that with these hands I got what was necessary for me and those who were with me.

  • 24 Making a sign to him, Simon Peter said, Who is it he is talking about?

  • 51 And he said to him, Truly I say to you all, You will see heaven opening and God's angels going up and coming down on the Son of man.

  • 8 Jesus said to him, Get up, take your bed and go.

  • 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.

  • 20 Truly I say to you, You will be weeping and sorrowing, but the world will be glad: you will be sad, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

  • 6 When Jesus saw him there on the floor it was clear to him that he had been now a long time in that condition, and so he said to the man, Is it your desire to get well?

  • 19 And will give him up to the Gentiles to be made sport of and to be whipped and to be put to death on the cross: and the third day he will come back again from the dead.

  • 21 And Jesus, looking on him and loving him, said, There is one thing needed: go, get money for your goods, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come with me.

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    20 The young man says to him, All these things have I done: what more is there?

    21 Jesus said to him, If you have a desire to be complete, go, get money for your property, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come after me.

  • 22 And Peter, protesting, said to him, Be it far from you, Lord; it is impossible that this will come about.

  • 21 When Jesus had said this he was troubled in spirit, and gave witness, saying, Truly I say to you, that one of you will be false to me.

  • 8 Then the angel said, Put on your shoes and get ready to go. And he did so. And he said, Put your coat round you and come with me.

  • 62 What then will you say if you see the Son of man going up to where he was before?

  • 28 So Jesus said, When the Son of man has been lifted up by you, then it will be clear to you who I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but say as the Father gave me teaching.

  • 62 But Jesus said, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is good enough for the kingdom of God.

  • 32 But after I am come back from the dead, I will go before you into Galilee.