John 21:22

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.
  • Rev 2:25 : 25 But what you have, keep safe till I come.
  • Mark 9:1 : 1 And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There are some here who will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God come with power.
  • John 21:19 : 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.
  • 1 Cor 11:26 : 26 For whenever you take the bread and the cup you give witness to the Lord's death till he comes.
  • Jas 5:7 : 7 Go on waiting calmly, my brothers, till the coming of the Lord, like the farmer waiting for the good fruit of the earth till the early and late rains have come.
  • Rev 1:7 : 7 See, he comes with the clouds, and every eye will see him, and those by whom he was wounded; and all the tribes of the earth will be sorrowing because of him. Yes, so be it.
  • Matt 16:27-28 : 27 For the Son of man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he will give to every man the reward of his works. 28 Truly I say to you, There are some of those here who will not have a taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
  • Matt 24:3 : 3 And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Make clear to us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?
  • Matt 24:27 : 27 Because as in a thunderstorm the bright light coming from the east is seen even in the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man.
  • Matt 24:44 : 44 Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.
  • Matt 25:31 : 31 But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he be seated in his glory:
  • Rev 3:11 : 11 I come quickly: keep that which you have, so that no one may take your crown.
  • Rev 22:7 : 7 See, I come quickly. A blessing on him who keeps the words of this book of the prophet.
  • Rev 22:20 : 20 He who gives witness to these things says, Truly, I come quickly. Even so come, Lord Jesus.

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    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?

    24 This is the disciple who gives witness about these things and who put them in writing: and we have knowledge that his witness is true.

  • John 21:15-21
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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.

    18 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.

    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?

  • John 13:36-38
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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.

  • Matt 8:21-22
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    21 And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.

    22 But Jesus said to him, Come after me; and let the dead take care of their dead.

  • Matt 19:27
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    27 Then Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything and have come after you; what then will we have?

  • John 8:21-22
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    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.

    22 So the Jews said, Will he take his life? Is that why he says, Where I go it is not possible for you to come?

  • John 13:24
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    24 Making a sign to him, Simon Peter said, Who is it he is talking about?

  • John 13:7-8
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    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.

  • John 13:33
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    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.

  • Luke 22:33-34
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    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.

  • Matt 16:24
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    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.

  • John 14:22-23
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    22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, How is it that you will let yourself be seen clearly by us and not by the world?

    23 Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.

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

  • John 12:26
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    26 If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.

  • John 16:16-19
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    16 After a little time you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me.

    17 So some of the disciples said one to another, What is this he is saying, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me? and, I am going to the Father?

    18 So they said again and again, What is this he is saying, A little time? His words are not clear to us.

    19 Jesus saw that they had a desire to put the question to him, so he said to them, Is this what you are questioning one with another, why I said, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me?

  • John 6:67-68
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    67 So Jesus said to the twelve, Have you a desire to go away?

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  • John 14:28
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    28 Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going to the Father: for the Father is greater than I.

  • Luke 9:59
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    59 And he said to another, Come after me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.

  • Matt 19:21
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    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.

  • Matt 8:19
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    19 And there came a scribe and said to him, Master, I will come after you wherever you go.

  • John 1:37
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    37 Hearing what he said, the two disciples went after Jesus.

  • John 18:8
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    8 Jesus made answer, I have said that I am he; if you are looking for me, let these men go away.

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    19 A little time longer, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me; and you will be living because I am living.

  • John 14:31
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    31 But he comes so that the world may see that I have love for the Father, and that I am doing as I am ordered by the Father. Get up, and let us go.

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    28 And Peter, answering, said to him, Lord, if it is you, give me the order to come to you on the water.

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    43 The day after this, Jesus had a desire to go into Galilee. He came across Philip and said to him, Come and be my disciple.

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    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.

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    5 But now I am going to him who sent me; and not one of you says to me, Where are you going?

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    26 And no one who is living and has faith in me will ever see death. Is this your faith?

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    51 Truly I say to you, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.

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    28 Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything, and come after you.

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