23Then 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?
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The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said,(the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
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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