John
John 21:22
22Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| answered | Λέγει | Legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| If | Ἐὰν | Ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| I want | θέλω | thelō | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
| him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| to remain | μένειν | menein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G3306 I remain, abide |
| until | ἕως | heōs | Conjunction | G2193 until, as far as |
| I return | ἔρχομαι | erchomai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| what | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| you | σέ | se | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| You | σύ | sy | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| follow | ἀκολούθει | akolouthei | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G190 I accompany, attend, follow |
| Me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 2:25 · Revelation 3:11 · Mark 9:1 · Matthew 16:27–28 · 1 Corinthians 4:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.