John 13:36

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““Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.””

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BSBPD

““Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow afterwards.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Simon Peter saith to him, `Sir, whither dost thou go away?' Jesus answered him, `Whither I go away, thou art not able now to follow me, but afterward thou shalt follow me.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 13:36 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. John 13:33Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
  2. John 14:2In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?
  3. John 14:4You know the way to the place where I am going.”
  4. John 16:17Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”
  5. John 21:18Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”
  6. John 21:21When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”
  7. 2 Peter 1:14because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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