John 13:36

World English Bible (2000)

Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus answered, "Where I am going, you can't follow now, but you will follow afterwards."

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  • 2 Pet 1:14 : 14 knowing that the putting off of my tent comes swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.
  • John 21:18-19 : 18 Most certainly I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself, and walked where you wanted to. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you, and carry you where you don't want to go." 19 Now he said this, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. When he had said this, he said to him, "Follow me."
  • John 13:33 : 33 Little children, I will be with you a little while longer. You will seek me, and as I said to the Jews, 'Where I am going, you can't come,' so now I tell you.
  • John 14:2 : 2 In my Father's house are many homes. If it weren't so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.
  • John 14:4-5 : 4 Where I go, you know, and you know the way." 5 Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going. How can we know the way?"
  • John 16:17 : 17 Some of his disciples therefore said to one another, "What is this that he says to us, 'A little while, and you won't see me, and again a little while, and you will see me;' and, 'Because I go to the Father?'"
  • John 21:21-22 : 21 Peter seeing him, said to Jesus, "Lord, what about this man?" 22 Jesus said to him, "If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you? You follow me."

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    37 Peter said to him, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you."

    38 Jesus answered him, "Will you lay down your life for me? Most certainly I tell you, the rooster won't crow until you have denied me three times.

  • 33 Little children, I will be with you a little while longer. You will seek me, and as I said to the Jews, 'Where I am going, you can't come,' so now I tell you.

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    6 Then he came to Simon Peter. He said to him, "Lord, do you wash my feet?"

    7 Jesus answered him, "You don't know what I am doing now, but you will understand later."

    8 Peter said to him, "You will never wash my feet!" Jesus answered him, "If I don't wash you, you have no part with me."

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

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    15 So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs."

    16 He said to him again a second time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep."

    17 He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?" Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time, "Do you have affection for me?" He said to him, "Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.

    18 Most certainly I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself, and walked where you wanted to. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you, and carry you where you don't want to go."

    19 Now he said this, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. When he had said this, he said to him, "Follow me."

    20 Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus sincerely loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesus' breast at the supper and asked, "Lord, who is going to betray You?"

    21 Peter seeing him, said to Jesus, "Lord, what about this man?"

    22 Jesus said to him, "If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you? You follow me."

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    67 Jesus said therefore to the twelve, "You don't also want to go away, do you?"

    68 Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

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    21 Jesus said therefore again to them, "I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sins. Where I go, you can't come."

    22 The Jews therefore said, "Will he kill himself, that he says, 'Where I am going, you can't come?'"

  • 5 But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?'

  • 57 As they went on the way, a certain man said to him, "I want to follow you wherever you go, Lord."

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    4 Where I go, you know, and you know the way."

    5 Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going. How can we know the way?"

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    33 He said to him, "Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!"

    34 He said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster will by no means crow today until you deny that you know me three times."

  • 36 Simon and those who were with him followed after him;

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    32 But after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee."

    33 But Peter answered him, "Even if all will be made to stumble because of you, I will never be made to stumble."

    34 Jesus said to him, "Most certainly I tell you that tonight, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times."

    35 Peter said to him, "Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you." All of the disciples also said likewise.

  • 19 A scribe came, and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."

  • 34 You will seek me, and won't find me; and where I am, you can't come."

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    28 However, after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee."

    29 But Peter said to him, "Although all will be offended, yet I will not."

    30 Jesus said to him, "Most certainly I tell you, that you today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times."

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    16 A little while, and you will not see me. Again a little while, and you will see me."

    17 Some of his disciples therefore said to one another, "What is this that he says to us, 'A little while, and you won't see me, and again a little while, and you will see me;' and, 'Because I go to the Father?'"

    18 They said therefore, "What is this that he says, 'A little while?' We don't know what he is saying."

    19 Therefore Jesus perceived that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, "Do you inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, 'A little while, and you won't see me, and again a little while, and you will see me?'

  • 27 Then Peter answered, "Behold, we have left everything, and followed you. What then will we have?"

  • 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him, as he said to you.'"

  • 36 What is this word that he said, 'You will seek me, and won't find me; and where I am, you can't come'?"

  • 24 Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, and said to him, "Tell us who it is of whom he speaks."

  • 61 Another also said, "I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say good-bye to those who are at my house."

  • 28 Peter began to tell him, "Behold, we have left all, and have followed you."

  • 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

  • 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."

  • 15 Simon Peter followed Jesus, as did another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and entered in with Jesus into the court of the high priest;

  • 37 The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

  • 43 On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee, and he found Philip. Jesus said to him, "Follow me."