Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John 21:19
By what death he should glorify God — It is not only by acting, but chiefly by suffering, that the saints glorify God. Follow me — Showing hereby likewise what death he should die.
By what death he should glorify God — It is not only by acting, but chiefly by suffering, that the saints glorify God. Follow me — Showing hereby likewise what death he should die.
Verse John 21:19. _SHOULD GLORIFY GOD._] Ancient writers state that, about thirty-four years after this, Peter was crucified; and that he deemed it so _glorious_ a thing to die for Christ that he beg...
BY WHAT DEATH ... - In these words two things are implied: 1.That Peter would die a violent death; and, 2.That his death would be such as to honor God. The ancients say that Peter was crucified at R...
CHAPTER 21 _ 1. At the Sea of Tiberias. The Third Manifestation. (John 21:1 .)_ 2. Peter's Restoration and Ministry; the manner of His Death Predicted. (John 21:15 .) 3. Tarry Till I Come. (John 21...
FOLLOWING AND TARRYING. According to the earliest Christian tradition, Marcan and Pauline, an appearance to Peter was one of the earliest if not the earliest event after the Resurrection. If this sect...
BY WHAT DEATH HE SHOULD GLORIFY GOD. These two verses can only be understood as declaring that Peter should die the death of. martyr. John wrote after Peter's death, and may be understood as affirmin...
When they had breakfasted, Jesus said to Simon Peter: "Simon, son of Jonas, do you love me more than these?" He said to him: "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him: "Be a shepherd to my...
THE RISEN LORD (John 21:1-14)...
WHAT. what kind of. GLORIFY. Greek. _doxazo._ See p. 1511. GOD. App-98. WHEN HE HAD. having. FOLLOW. Greek. _akoloutheo._ Used of soldiers, servants, and pupils. First occurance in John 1:37....
_This spake he_ NOW this He spake. _signifying by what death Signifying by_ WHAT MANNER OF _death_. This comment is quite in S. John's style (comp. John 12:33; John 18:32) [14]. It will depend on the...
This high charge will involve suffering and even death. In spite of his boastfulness and consequent fall the honour which he once too rashly claimed (John 13:37) will after all be granted to him....
ΠΟΊΩΙ ΘΑΝΆΤΩΙ. _By_ WHAT MANNER _of death_. This comment is quite in S. John’s style: comp. John 12:33; John 18:32 [22]. It will depend on the interpretation of John 21:18 whether we understand this t...
18, 19. This high charge will involve suffering and even death. In spite of his boastfulness and consequent fall the honour which he once too rashly claimed (John 13:37) will after all be granted to h...
THE COMMISSION TO S. PETER AND PREDICTION AS TO HIS DEATH 15–19. There had been an appearance to S. Peter alone (Luke 24:34; 1 Corinthians 15:5), and it was then, we may believe, that he was absolved....
Ver 19b. And when he had spoken this, he says to him, Follow me. 20. Then Peter, turning about, sees the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord,...
VER 18. VERILY, VERILY, I SAY TO YOU, WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG, YOU GIRDED YOURSELF, AND WALKED WHERE YOU WOULD: BUT WHEN YOU SHALL BE OLD, YOU SHALL STRETCH FORTH YOUR HANDS, AND ANOTHER SHALL GIRD YOU, A...
_JESUS REINSTATES PETER -- JOHN 21:15-19:_ Jesus said to Peter, "Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these?" Likely Jesus was asking Peter if he loved Him more than the others did. He might...
ΣΗΜΑΊΝΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΣΗΜΑΊΝΩ (G4591) означать, ΔΟΞΆΣΕΙ _fut. ind. act. от_ ΔΟΞΆΖΩ (G1392) славить, ΕΙΠΏΝ _aor. act. part. от_ ΛΈΓΩ (G3004) говорить, ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΕΊ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΆΚΟ...
WHEN THOU WAST YOUNG, &C.— St. Peter being thus restored to his apostolic office and dignity, Jesus proceeded to forewarn him of the persecutions, to which he, in particular, would be exposed in the e...
OBEDIENT LOVE _Text: John 21:15-23_ 15 So when they had broken their fast, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 21:15-25 The following is an Analysis of our final section:— The final section of this truly wondrous and most blessed Gospel contains teaching greatly needed b...
This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me. THIS SPAKE HE, SIGNIFYING BY WHAT ('MANNER OF') DEATH, [ poioo (G4169 )] HE...
18 Peter had boasted that he would lay down his soul for Him (Joh_13:37). It was this that led the Lord to predict that he would disown Him. Now He assures Peter that he will some day fulfill his boas...
SUPPLEMENTARY 1-25. Appendix. The Gospel is brought to a definite close, its contents are reviewed, and its purpose stated in John 20:30; John 20:31. The present chapter is therefore probably an appen...
Prophecy of Peter's Martyrdom. 18. Thou shalt stretch forth thy hands (upon the arms of the cross), AND ANOTHER (i.e. the executioner) SHALL GIRD THEE (viz. with the loin-cloth, the only garment allow...
FOLLOW ME] i.e. by dying the death of crucifixion. 'Follow' here is metaphorical....
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 21 JESUS APPEARS TO 7 *DISCIPLES 21:1-14 V1 Afterwards, Jesus appeared again to his *disciples by the Sea called Tiberi...
THIS SPAKE HE, SIGNIFYING BY WHAT DEATH HE SHOULD GLORIFY GOD. — These words are a comment by the writer, and quite in St. John’s style. (Comp. John 2:21; John 6:6; John 7:39; Jo
XXVI. _ CONCLUSION._ "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands,...
“LOVEST THOU ME?” John 21:10-19 Christ thrice questioned Peter's love, thus giving him the opportunity of canceling his threefold denial. There are two Greek words for “love.” In His questions our Lo...
This chapter undoubtedly added later by the writer is a revelation or manifestation of the risen Christ. Here He is seen interested in His disciples, and caring for their immediate needs, and that in...
This spake he, signifying by (f) what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me. (f) That is, that Peter would die by a violent death....
VV. 18, 19A. “ _Verily, verily, I say to thee, When thou wert younger, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest; but, when thou shalt have become old, thou shalt stretch forth thy han...
ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. Vv. 17-30. 1. The title which was placed upon the cross was, according to Matthew, This is Jesus, the King of the Jews; according to Mark, The King of the Jew...
II. PETER AND JOHN: JOHN 21:15-23. Peter: John 21:15-19 a. The following conversation completes the preceding scene by the express reinstallation of St. Peter not only in the apostolic office, but in...
APPENDIX: 21:1-25. After the conclusion John 20:30-31, this section is a surprise to the reader. It contains two scenes: one of a general interest for the whole circle of the disciples (John 21:1-14);...
So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? he saith unto him, Yea, Lord: thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs....
In John 21:1-25, the appended scene is the fishing. After a night of failure, a vast multitude of fish is taken in the net, without breaking it or risking the ships (Luke 5:1-39), or the need of gathe...
19._Signifying by what death he should glorify God. _This circumlocution is highly emphatic; for though the end held out to all believers ought to be, to glorify God both by their life and by their de...
The next chapter, while rendering a fresh testimony to the resurrection of Jesus, gives us to Verse 13 a picture of the millennial work of Christ; from thence to the end, the especial portions of Pete...
THIS SPAKE HE,.... These are the words of the evangelist, explaining the meaning of Christ in like manner, as in John 12:33 SIGNIFYING BY WHAT DEATH HE SHOULD GLORIFY GOD; for by the above words Chri...
This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me. Ver. 19. _By what death he should glorify God_] Martyrdom is the lowest subje...
_Verily I say unto thee, When thou wast young_, &c. Peter being thus restored to the apostolical office and dignity, from which he had fallen by openly denying his Master three several times, Jesus pr...
SIGNIFYING; pointing out beforehand. FOLLOW ME; in an emphatic sense, Follow me not only as my disciple, but in my crucifixion also. No ardency of devotion to the cause of Christ, and no degree of us...
A prophecy concerning Peter:...
THIS SPAKE HE, SIGNIFYING BY WHAT DEATH HE SHOULD GLORIFY GOD. AND WHEN HE HAD SPOKEN THIS, HE SAITH UNTO HIM, FOLLOW ME. The interview with Peter affected also the Lord very deeply, because His love...
APPEARING IN GALILEE (vs.1-14) The scene now changes from Jerusalem to Galilee. We have seen in chapter 20:19-25 the picture of the gathering of the Church of God, and in the remaining verses that of...
15-19 Our Lord addressed Peter by his original name, as if he had forfeited that of Peter through his denying him. He now answered, Thou knowest that I love thee; but without professing to love Jesus...
SEE POOLE ON "1 THESSALONIANS 21:1 8 ...
Tertullian The Apology If equanimity be the contention, you have Lycurgus choosing death by self-starvation, because the Lacons had made some emendation of his laws: the Christian, even when he is co...
John 21:19 G1161 This G5124 spoke G2036 (G5627) signifying G4591 (G5723) what G4169 death G2288 glorify...
JESUS RESTORES PETER (JOHN 21:15). Jesus had previously ‘appeared to Peter' privately (1 Corinthians 15:5; Luke 24:34), no doubt in order to assure him that he was forgiven. But this was now a public...
“In very truth I tell you, when you were young you regularly dressed yourself and walked where you wished, but when you will be old you will stretch out your hands and another will determine your dres...
“And when he had spoken this he says to him, “Follow me”.' Jesus now renewed that first so important call of Peter. He called him again to ‘Follow Me'. The care Jesus took over all this demonstrates h...
John 21:19. BUT THIS SAID HE, SIGNIFYING BY WHAT MANNER OF DEATH HE SHOULD GLORIFY GOD. It is impossible to deny that in these words the Evangelist refers to ‘death' in the ordinary sense of the term....
Before speaking of the contents of this paragraph it is necessary to make an effort to discover its place in the organism of the chapter. So far as we have seen, no successful effort has yet been made...
BY WHAT MANNER OF DEATH (ποιω θανατω). Undoubtedly John, who is writing long after Peter's death, seems to mean that Peter was to die (and did die) a martyr's death. "Whither thou wouldest not." Th...
John 21 We Learn from this Chapter I. The wide range of the pastoral office. Whenever the minister is exclusively a fisherman and neglects the labour of the shepherd, he is only doing half his work....
John 21:18 The warning of what awaited him, which the Lord here gave to Peter, was divinely adapted to his peculiar cast of mind, and in conjunction with the words, "Follow Me," was fitted at once to...
John 21:19 Follow Christ I. You shall never be far from the Father. That pleasant countenance with which the Father beheld the well-beloved Son extends to all His followers to all who, in faith and...
John 21:15 Peter's Restoration I. The question is about love. It carries in it a thorough assurance of the forgiveness of sin and the healing of backsliding; coming as it does from Him whom the sin h...
John 21:1. _After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise showed he himself._ Jesus loved to show himself to his people. Of old, his delights...
John 21:1. _After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself._ May every one of you, my fellow-disciples, realize that Jesus i...
John 21:1. _After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself. There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and N...
CONTENTS: The risen Christ surprises the disciples and directs their fishing. Peter given opportunity to reaffirm His allegiance to Christ. CHARACTERS: Jesus, disciples, Peter, Thomas, John. CONCLUS...
John 21:2. _There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus,_ a word which designates a twin; _and Nathanael, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples._ Here are seven; the four abs...
(IN WHICH PETER WOULD DIE.) Traditional history says Peter was crucified [upside down] at Rome, and Paul was beheaded there, both about the same time (around 68 A.D.), by Emperor Nero. [Paul was a Rom...
_When thou wast young thou girdest thyself_ LIGHT ON PETER’S WAY I. PETER’S FUTURE DESTINY DISCLOSED (John 21:18). 1. The manner of the disclosure. (1) Solemnly--“Verily, verily.” (2) Authoritati...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 21:18 STRETCH OUT YOUR HANDS pictures crucifixion. Early Christian sources mention Peter’s martyrdom without telling how it happened....
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 21:1 Epilogue: The Roles of Peter and of the Disciple Whom Jesus Loved. Chapter John 21:1 describes Jesus’ third and final resurrection appearance in this Gospel.
1-25 CHAPTER 21 VER. 1. _After these things_, &c. From this it appears that Peter and the other Apostles had gone from Judea into Galilee, as Christ had bidden them (_S. Matthew 23:10_). For this appe...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 21:15. SIMON, SON OF JONAS (or _John,_ with several of the best MSS.).—He is addressed thus to remind him that by his fall he had shown that he had not yet attain...
EXPOSITION JOHN 21:1 3. The epilogue, answering to the prologue. The post-resurrection life corresponds with the pre-incarnate energy of the Logos. 1. Long and sustained controversy has prevailed o...
Now after these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and this is how it happened. There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus [the twin], and Natha...
1 Peter 4:11; 1 Samuel 12:20; 2 Peter 1:14; John 12:26; John 13:36;...
By what death [π ο ι ω]. Properly, by what manner of death. So Rev....