Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time, “Do you have affection for me?” He said to him, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you.”
Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. 18 Most certainly I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted to. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you don’t want to go.”
19 Now he said this, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. When he had said this, he said to him, “Follow me.”
20 Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesus’ chest at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is going to betray you?” 21 Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?”
22 Jesus said to him, “If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you? You follow me.” 23 This saying therefore went out amongst the brothers§ that this disciple wouldn’t die. Yet Jesus didn’t say to him that he wouldn’t die, but, “If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you?”
24 This is the disciple who testifies about these things, and wrote these things. We know that his witness is true. 25 There are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they would all be written, I suppose that even the world itself wouldn’t have room for the books that would be written.
† 1:5: The word translated “overcome” (κατέλαβεν) can also be translated “comprehended.” It refers to getting a grip on an enemy to defeat him.
‡ 1:14: The phrase “only born” is from the Greek word “μονογενους”, which is sometimes translated “only begotten” or “one and only”.
§ 1:17: “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
† 1:18: The phrase “only born” is from the Greek word “μονογενη”, which is sometimes translated “only begotten” or “one and only”.
‡ 1:18: NU reads “God”
- 1:23: Isaiah 40:3
§ 1:29: “Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
† 1:39: 4:00 p.m.
‡ 1:41: “Messiah” (Hebrew) and “Christ” (Greek) both mean “Anointed One”.
§ 1:42: “Cephas” (Aramaic) and “Peter” (Greek) both mean “Rock”.
† 2:6: 2 to 3 metretes is about 20 to 30 U. S. Gallons, or 75 to 115 litres.
- 2:17: Psalms 69:9
† 3:3: The word translated “anew” here and in John 3:7 (ἄνωθεν) also means “again” and “from above”.
‡ 3:8: The same Greek word (πνεῦμα) means wind, breath, and spirit.
§ 3:16: The phrase “only born” is from the Greek word “μονογενη”, which is sometimes translated “only begotten” or “one and only”.
† 3:36: The same word can be translated “disobeys” or “disbelieves” in this context.
† 4:6: noon
‡ 4:25: “Messiah” (Hebrew) and “Christ” (Greek) both mean “Anointed One”.
§ 4:52: 1:00 p.m.
† 5:4: NU omits from “waiting” in verse 3 to the end of verse 4.
† 6:7: A denarius was a silver coin worth about a day’s wages for an agricultural labourer, so 200 denarii would be between 6 and 7 month’s pay.
‡ 6:19: 25 to 30 stadia is about 5 to 6 kilometres or about 3 to 4 miles
- 6:19: See Job 9:8
§ 6:20: or, I AM
† 6:31: Greek and Hebrew use the same word for “heaven”, “the heavens”, “the sky”, and “the air”.
- 6:31: Exodus 16:4; Nehemiah 9:15; Psalms 78:24-25
- 6:45: Isaiah 54:13
† 7:42: or, seed
- 7:42: 2 Samuel 7:12
- 7:42: Micah 5:2
- 7:52: See Isaiah 9:1; Matthew 4:13-16
- 8:5: Leviticus 20:10; Deuteronomy 22:22
† 8:11: NU includes John 7:53–John 8:11, but puts brackets around it to indicate that the textual critics had less confidence that this was original.
- 8:12: Isaiah 60:1
- 8:17: Deuteronomy 17:6; 19:15
‡ 8:24: or, I AM
- 8:32: Psalms 119:45
- 8:58: Exodus 3:14
- 9:31: Psalms 66:18; Proverbs 15:29; 28:9
- 10:11: Isaiah 40:11; Ezekiel 34:11-12,15,22
- 10:16: Isaiah 56:8
- 10:17: Isaiah 53:7-8
- 10:21: Exodus 4:11
† 10:22: The “Feast of the Dedication” is the Greek name for “Hanukkah”, a celebration of the rededication of the Temple.
- 10:34: Psalms 82:6
† 11:16: “Didymus” means “Twin”.
‡ 11:18: 15 stadia is about 2.8 kilometres or 1.7 miles
§ 11:41: NU omits “from the place where the dead man was lying.”
† 12:3: a Roman pound of 12 ounces, or about 340 grams
‡ 12:5: 300 denarii was about a year’s wages for an agricultural labourer.
§ 12:13: “Hosanna” means “save us” or “help us, we pray”.
- 12:13: Psalms 118:25-26
- 12:15: Zechariah 9:9
- 12:34: Isaiah 9:7; Daniel 2:44; See Isaiah 53:8
- 12:38: Isaiah 53:1
- 12:40: Isaiah 6:10
- 12:41: Isaiah 6:1
- 13:18: Psalms 41:9
† 14:16: Greek παρακλητον: Counsellor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, and Comforter.
- 15:20: John 13:16
- 15:25: Psalms 35:19; 69:4
† 15:26: Greek Parakletos: Counsellor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, and Comforter.
† 16:3: TR adds “to you”
‡ 16:15: TR reads “will take” instead of “takes”
- 17:17: Psalms 119:142
- 18:9: John 6:39
† 19:14: “the sixth hour” would have been 6:00 a.m. according to the Roman timekeeping system, or noon for the Jewish timekeeping system in use, then.
- 19:24: Psalms 22:18
‡ 19:28: NU, TR read “knowing” instead of “seeing”
- 19:36: Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12; Psalms 34:20
- 19:37: Zechariah 12:10
§ 19:39: 100 Roman pounds of 12 ounces each, or about 72 pounds, or 33 Kilograms.
† 20:16: Rabboni is a transliteration of the Hebrew word for “great teacher.”
‡ 20:16: or, Master
§ 20:24: or, Twin
† 20:29: TR adds “Thomas,”
† 21:2: or, Twin
‡ 21:8: 200 cubits is about 100 yards or about 91 metres
§ 21:23: The word for “brothers” here may be also correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
Acts
The Acts of the Apostles
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1 The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, 2 until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 3 To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking about God’s Kingdom. 4 Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, “Don’t depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me. 5 For John indeed baptised in water, but you will be baptised in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?”
7 He said to them, “It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”
9 When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10 While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold,† two men stood by them in white clothing, 11 who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky, will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.”
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away. 13 When they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were staying, that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James. 14 All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
15 In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred and twenty), and said, 16 “Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus. 17 For he was counted with us, and received his portion in this ministry. 18 Now this man obtained a field with the reward for his wickedness; and falling headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines gushed out. 19 It became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem that in their language that field was called ‘Akeldama,’ that is, ‘The field of blood.’ 20 For it is written in the book of Psalms,
‘Let his habitation be made desolate.
Let no one dwell in it;’*
and,
‘Let another take his office.’*
21 “Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out amongst us, 22 beginning from the baptism of John to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”
23 They put forward two: Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias. 24 They prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen 25 to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.” 26 They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was counted with the eleven apostles.
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1 Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house
