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The Book of John, Chapter 21, Verse 20

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This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, ‹Follow me.›
King James Version
Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
American Standard Version
Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; who also leaned back on his breast at the supper, and said, Lord, who is he that betrayeth thee?
New English Translation
So when they had gathered together, they began to ask him,“Lord, is this the time when you are restoring the kingdom to Israel?”
World English Bible
Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus sincerely loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesus' breast at the supper and asked, "Lord, who is going to betray You?"
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Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what [shall] this man [do]?
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Jesus saith unto him, ‹If I will that he tarry till I come, what› [is that] ‹to thee? follow thou me.›
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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?
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This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
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And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.
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The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
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Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
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To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
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And, being assembled together with [them], commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but ‹wait for the promise of the Father, which,› [saith he], ‹ye have heard of me.›
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‹For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.›