John 21:23 — King James Version← Study notes
“Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?”
John 21:23 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 21:2333 words
ἐξῆλθενexēlthencome
(forth, out), depart (out of)
οὖνounand (so, truly), but
οὗτοςhoutoshe (it was that), hereof, it
ὁhothe
λόγοςlogosword / message
εἰςeisinto / to
τοὺςtousthe
ἀδελφοὺςadelphousbrother
ὅτιhotithat / because
ὁhothe
μαθητὴςmathētēsdisciple
ἐκεῖνοςekeinosthat one
οὐκouknot
ἀποθνῄσκειapothnēskeibe dead, death, die
οὐκouknot
εἶπενeipensay
δὲdeand / but
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
ὁhothe
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesus
ὅτιhotithat / because
οὐκouknot
ἀποθνῄσκειapothnēskeibe dead, death, die
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
ἘὰνEanbefore, but, except
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
θέλωthelōdesire, be disposed (forward), intend
μένεινmeneinabide, continue, dwell
ἕωςheōseven (until, unto), (as) far
(as)
ἔρχομαιerchomaicome / go
τίtia (kind
of), any (man, thing
πρὸςprosto / toward
σέseyou
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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