John 21:22

Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!”
John 21:22
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Original language (Greek)

λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἐὰν αὐτὸν θέλω μένειν ἕως ἔρχομαι, τί πρὸς σέ; σύ μοι ἀκολούθει.

  1. λέγειlegei“Says”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  2. αὐτῷautō“to him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. Ἰησοῦς·Iēsous“Jesus;”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  5. ἐὰνean“If”
    Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
  6. αὐτὸνauton“him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  7. θέλωthelō“I shall desire”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
  8. μένεινmenein“to remain”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from μένω · “to stay” · Strong's G3306
  9. ἕωςhe'ōs“until”
    Preposition · “until” · Strong's G2193
  10. ἔρχομαι,erchomai“I come,”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 1st person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  11. τίti“what [is it]”
    Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  12. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  13. σέ;se“you?”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  14. σύsu“You yourself”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, singular · “you” · Strong's G4771
  15. μοιmoi“Me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  16. 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)