22Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
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But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. …
And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 20-25)In these verses, we have, I. The conference Christ had with Peter concerning John, the beloved disciple, in which we have, 1. The eye Peter cast upon him (John 21:20): Peter, in obedience to his Master’s orders, followed him, and turning about , pleased with the honours his Master now did him, he sees the disciple whom Jesus loved following likewise. Observe here, (1.) How John is described. He do…
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