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The Book of John, Chapter 13, Verse 37

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Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, ‹Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.›
King James Version
Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.
American Standard Version
Peter saith unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee even now? I will lay down my life for thee.
New English Translation
Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you, I do not speak on my own initiative, but the Father residing in me performs his miraculous deeds.
World English Bible
Peter said to him, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you."
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Jesus answered him, ‹Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.›
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‹Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.›
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‹In my Father's house are many mansions: if› [it were] ‹not› [so], ‹I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.›
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‹And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am,› [there] ‹ye may be also.›
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‹And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.›
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Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
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Jesus saith unto him, ‹I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.›
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‹If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.›
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Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
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Jesus saith unto him, ‹Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou› [then], ‹Shew us the Father?›