Jean 21:23

Louis Segond

Là-dessus, le bruit courut parmi les frères que ce disciple ne mourrait point. Cependant Jésus n'avait pas dit à Pierre qu'il ne mourrait point; mais: Si je veux qu'il demeure jusqu'à ce que je vienne, que t'importe?

Parallel Translations

La Bible David Martin (1744)
Or cette parole courut entre les Frères, que ce Disciple-là ne mourrait point. Cependant Jésus ne lui avait pas dit : il ne mourra point; mais, si je veux qu'il demeure jusqu'à ce que je vienne; que t'importe?

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Le bruit se répandit donc parmi les frères, que ce disciple ne mourrait point. Cependant Jésus ne lui avait pas dit: Il ne mourra point; mais: Si je veux qu'il demeure jusqu'à ce que je vienne, que t'importe?

Darby's French Translation
Cette parole donc se répandit parmi les frères, que ce disciple-là ne mourrait pas. Et Jésus ne lui avait pas dit qu'il ne mourrait pas, mais: Si je veux qu'il demeure jusqu'à ce que je vienne, que t'importe?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

what: Deuteronomy 29:29, Job 28:28, Job 33:13, Daniel 4:35

Reciprocal: Mark 9:1 - the kingdom Luke 9:27 - some Revelation 2:25 - till

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then went this saying abroad among the brethren,.... It not being rightly understood by some one or more of the disciples present: it was divulged with a wrong sense annexed to it among other persons; who, though not of the eleven, yet were followers of Christ, children of God, that belonged to the same family, and were, in a spiritual relation, brethren to each other, and to the apostles:

that that disciple should not die; but should remain till the second coming of Christ, and be found among them that shall be then alive, and be changed. And such a notion not only was among the ancients; but Beza, in his notes on this text, tells us of a strolling wicked fellow, that gave out that he was the Apostle John; and was encouraged by some, particularly Postellus, a Sorbonic doctor, but was afterwards burnt at Tholouse.

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? These are the words of John himself, the disciple spoken of, who gives a true and just account of Christ's words, freeing them from the false sense that was put upon them; which shows his ingenuous disposition, his integrity and love of truth; being unwilling that such an error should obtain among the disciples, and pass in the world for truth.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then went this saying ... - This mistake arose very naturally:

1. From the words of Jesus, which might be easily misunderstood to mean that he should not die; and,
2. It was probably confirmed when it was seen that John survived all the other apostles, had escaped all the dangers of persecution, and was leading a peaceful life at Ephesus. This mistake John deemed it proper to correct before he died, and has thus left on record what Jesus said and what he meant.