John 21:18 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
John 21:18 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 21:1829 words
ἀμὴνamēnamen
ἀμὴνamēnamen
λέγωlegōsay
σοιsoiyou
ὅτεhoteafter (that), as
soon as, that
ἦςēsam, have been, is I
νεώτεροςneōterosnew, young
ἐζώννυεςezōnnyesgird
σεαυτὸνseautonthee, thine own self, (thou) thy(-self)
καὶkaiand / also
περιεπάτειςperiepateisgo, be occupied with, walk (about)
ὅπουhopouin
what place, where(-as, -soever)
ἤθελεςēthelesdesire, be disposed (forward), intend
ὅτανhotanas long
(soon) as, that, + till
δὲdeand / but
γηράσῃςgērasēsbe (wax) old
ἐκτενεῖςekteneiscast, put forth, stretch
forth (out)
τὰςtasthe
χεῖράςcheirashand
σουsouyou
καὶkaiand / also
ἄλλοςallosother
σεseyou
ζώσειzōseigird
καὶkaiand / also
οἴσειoiseibe, bear, bring (forth)
ὅπουhopouin
what place, where(-as, -soever)
οὐounot
θέλειςtheleisdesire, be disposed (forward), intend
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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