John 21:18

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

‘Truly I tell you,   when you were younger, you would tie your belt and walk wherever you wanted. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will tie you and carry you where you don’t want to go.’

Cross References

John 13:36

‘Lord,’ Simon Peter said to him, ‘where are you going? ’ Jesus answered, ‘Where I am going   you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later.’

Acts 21:11

He came to us, took Paul’s belt, tied his own feet and hands, and said, ‘This is what the Holy Spirit says: “In this way the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him over to the Gentiles.” ’

2 Corinthians 5:4

Indeed, we groan while we are in this tent, burdened as we are, because we do not want to be unclothed but clothed, so that mortality  may be swallowed up by life.

Luke 12:37

Blessed will be those servants the master finds alert   when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will get ready,   have them recline at the table, then come and serve them.

John 21:17

He asked him the third time, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love   me? ’ Peter was grieved  that he asked him the third time, ‘Do you love me? ’ He said, ‘Lord, you know everything;  you know that I love you.’ ‘Feed   my sheep,’ Jesus said.

John 21:19

He said this to indicate by what kind of death  Peter would glorify God.  After saying this, he told him, ‘Follow me.’