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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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Focus on Your Own Walk
Commentators unanimously agree that Jesus' sharp rebuke, "What is that to thee? Follow thou me," is a powerful call to personal discipleship. Your primary spiritual responsibility is to focus on your own journey of following Christ, not to compare your calling, suffering, or destiny with that of others. Jesus redirects Peter's attention from his friend's future back to his own immediate, personal command.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
That he tarry. That he live. The same word is used to express life in Philippians 1:24-25; 1 Corinthians 15:6.
If I will (εαν θελω). Condition of the third class with εαν and the present active subjunctive of θελω.
Till I come…
19th Century
Anglican
If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?—The answer must be taken as reproving the spirit that would in…
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Baptist
Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
That is how Christ would answer any…
Jesus’ reply indicated that even if he intended that “the disciple whom Jesus loved” should outlive Peter, Peter’s main concern should not be a com…
16th Century
Protestant
If I will that he remain. It has been customary to take this sentence as detached, and to read the former clause affirmatively: I will…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Jesus says to him Christ vouchsafes an answer to Peter, but not a very clear one, nor such a one as he wished for, a…
Sufferings, pains, and death will appear formidable even to the experienced Christian; but in the hope to glorify God, to leave a sinful world, and…
13th Century
Catholic
After the Evangelist showed what our Lord had in mind for Peter, he now tells about John.
First, we see the commendation of the di…
