Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!”John 21:22
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἐὰν αὐτὸν θέλω μένειν ἕως ἔρχομαι, τί πρὸς σέ; σύ μοι ἀκολούθει.
- λέγειlegei“Says”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- αὐτῷautō“to him”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- Ἰησοῦς·Iēsous“Jesus;”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- ἐὰνean“If”Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
- αὐτὸνauton“him”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- θέλωthelō“I shall desire”Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
- μένεινmenein“to remain”Verb, present, active, infinitive · from μένω · “to stay” · Strong's G3306
- ἕωςhe'ōs“until”Preposition · “until” · Strong's G2193
- ἔρχομαι,erchomai“I come,”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 1st person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
- τίti“what [is it]”Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- πρὸςpros“to”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- σέ;se“you?”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- σύsu“You yourself”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, singular · “you” · Strong's G4771
- μοιmoi“Me”Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- ἀκολούθει.akolouthei“do follow.”Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from ἀκολουθέω · “to follow” · Strong's G0190
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)