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1. It came to pass after this <310> also, that the children <1121> of Moab <4124>, and the children <1121> of Ammon <5983>, and with them other beside the Ammonites <5984>, came <935>(8804) against Jehoshaphat <3092> to battle <4421>.
2. Then there came <935>(8799) some that told <5046>(8686) Jehoshaphat <3092>, saying <559>(8800), There cometh <935>(8802) a great <7227> multitude <1995> against thee from beyond <5676> the sea <3220> on this side Syria <758>; and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar <2688>, which is Engedi <5872>.
3. And Jehoshaphat <3092> feared <3372>(8799), and set <5414>(8799) himself <6440> to seek <1875>(8800) the LORD <3068>, and proclaimed <7121>(8799) a fast <6685> throughout <5921> all Judah <3063>.
4. And Judah <3063> gathered themselves together <6908>(8735), to ask <1245>(8763) help of the LORD <3068>: even out of all the cities <5892> of Judah <3063> they came <935>(8804) to seek <1245>(8763) the LORD <3068>.
5. And Jehoshaphat <3092> stood <5975>(8799) in the congregation <6951> of Judah <3063> and Jerusalem <3389>, in the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>, before <6440> the new <2319> court <2691>,
6. And said <559>(8799), O LORD <3068> God <430> of our fathers <1>, art not thou God <430> in heaven <8064>? and rulest <4910>(8802) not thou over all the kingdoms <4467> of the heathen <1471>? and in thine hand <3027> is there not power <3581> and might <1369>, so that none is able to withstand <3320>(8692) thee?
7. Art not thou our God <430>, who didst drive out <3423>(8689) the inhabitants <3427>(8802) of this land <776> before <6440> thy people <5971> Israel <3478>, and gavest <5414>(8799) it to the seed <2233> of Abraham <85> thy friend <157>(8802) for ever <5769>?
8. And they dwelt <3427>(8799) therein, and have built <1129>(8799) thee a sanctuary <4720> therein for thy name <8034>, saying <559>(8800),
9. If, when evil <7451> cometh <935>(8799) upon us, as the sword <2719>, judgment <8196>, or pestilence <1698>, or famine <7458>, we stand <5975>(8799) before <6440> this house <1004>, and in thy presence <6440>, (for thy name <8034> is in this house <1004>,) and cry <2199>(8799) unto thee in our affliction <6869>, then thou wilt hear <8085>(8799) and help <3467>(8686).
10. And now, behold, the children <1121> of Ammon <5983> and Moab <4124> and mount <2022> Seir <8165>, whom thou wouldest not let <5414>(8804) Israel <3478> invade <935>(8800), when they came out <935>(8800) of the land <776> of Egypt <4714>, but they turned <5493>(8804) from them, and destroyed <8045>(8689) them not;
11. Behold, I say, how they reward <1580>(8802) us, to come <935>(8800) to cast us out <1644>(8763) of thy possession <3425>, which thou hast given us to inherit <3423>(8689).
12. O our God <430>, wilt thou not judge <8199>(8799) them? for we have no might <3581> against <6440> this great <7227> company <1995> that cometh <935>(8802) against us; neither know <3045>(8799) we <587> what to do <6213>(8799): but our eyes <5869> are upon thee.
13. And all Judah <3063> stood <5975>(8802) before <6440> the LORD <3068>, with <1571> their little ones <2945>, their wives <802>, and their children <1121>.
14. Then upon Jahaziel <3166> the son <1121> of Zechariah <2148>, the son <1121> of Benaiah <1141>, the son <1121> of Jeiel <3273>, the son <1121> of Mattaniah <4983>, a Levite <3881> of the sons <1121> of Asaph <623>, came the Spirit <7307> of the LORD <3068> in the midst <8432> of the congregation <6951>;
15. And he said <559>(8799), Hearken <7181>(8685) ye, all Judah <3063>, and ye inhabitants <3427>(8802) of Jerusalem <3389>, and thou king <4428> Jehoshaphat <3092>, Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> unto you, Be not afraid <3372>(8799) nor dismayed <2865>(8735) by reason <6440> of this great <7227> multitude <1995>; for the battle <4421> is not yours, but God's <430>.
16. To morrow <4279> go ye down <3381>(8798) against them: behold, they come up <5927>(8802) by the cliff <4608> of Ziz <6732>; and ye shall find <4672>(8804) them at the end <5490> of the brook <5158>, before <6440> the wilderness <4057> of Jeruel <3385>.
17. Ye shall not need to fight <3898>(8736) in this <2063> battle: set <3320>(8690) yourselves, stand <5975>(8798) ye still, and see <7200>(8798) the salvation <3444> of the LORD <3068> with you, O Judah <3063> and Jerusalem <3389>: fear <3372>(8799) not, nor be dismayed <2865>(8735); to morrow <4279> go out <3318>(8798) against <6440> them: for the LORD <3068> will be with you.
18. And Jehoshaphat <3092> bowed <6915>(8799) his head with his face <639> to the ground <776>: and all Judah <3063> and the inhabitants <3427>(8802) of Jerusalem <3389> fell <5307>(8804) before <6440> the LORD <3068>, worshipping <7812>(8692) the LORD <3068>.
19. And the Levites <3881>, of the children <1121> of the Kohathites <6956>, and of the children <1121> of the Korhites <7145>, stood up <6965>(8799) to praise <1984>(8763) the LORD <3068> God <430> of Israel <3478> with a loud <1419> voice <6963> on high <4605>.
20. And they rose early <7925>(8686) in the morning <1242>, and went forth <3318>(8799) into the wilderness <4057> of Tekoa <8620>: and as they went forth <3318>(8800), Jehoshaphat <3092> stood <5975>(8804) and said <559>(8799), Hear <8085>(8798) me, O Judah <3063>, and ye inhabitants <3427>(8802) of Jerusalem <3389>; Believe <539>(8685) in the LORD <3068> your God <430>, so shall ye be established <539>(8735); believe <539>(8685) his prophets <5030>, so shall ye prosper <6743>(8685).
21. And when he had consulted <3289>(8735) with the people <5971>, he appointed <5975>(8686) singers <7891>(8789) unto the LORD <3068>, and that should praise <1984>(8764) the beauty <1927> of holiness <6944>, as they went out <3318>(8800) before <6440> the army <2502>(8803), and to say <559>(8802), Praise <3034>(8685) the LORD <3068>; for his mercy <2617> endureth for ever <5769>.
22. And when <6256> they began <2490>(8689) to sing <7440> and to praise <8416>, the LORD <3068> set <5414>(8804) ambushments <693>(8764) against the children <1121> of Ammon <5983>, Moab <4124>, and mount <2022> Seir <8165>, which were come <935>(8802) against Judah <3063>; and they were smitten <5062>(8735).
23. For the children <1121> of Ammon <5983> and Moab <4124> stood up <5975>(8799) against the inhabitants <3427>(8802) of mount <2022> Seir <8165>, utterly to slay <2763>(8687) and destroy <8045>(8687) them: and when they had made an end <3615>(8763) of the inhabitants <3427>(8802) of Seir <8165>, every one <376> helped <5826>(8804) to destroy <4889> another <7453>.
24. And when Judah <3063> came <935>(8804) toward the watch tower <4707>(8677) <4708> in the wilderness <4057>, they looked <6437>(8799) unto the multitude <1995>, and, behold, they were dead bodies <6297> fallen <5307>(8802) to the earth <776>, and none escaped <6413>.
25. And when Jehoshaphat <3092> and his people <5971> came <935>(8799) to take away <962>(8800) the spoil <7998> of them, they found <4672>(8799) among them in abundance <7230> both riches <7399> with the dead bodies <6297>, and precious <2532> jewels <3627>, which they stripped off <5337>(8762) for themselves, more than <369> they could carry away <4853>: and they were three <7969> days <3117> in gathering <962>(8802) of the spoil <7998>, it was so much <7227>.
26. And on the fourth <7243> day <3117> they assembled <6950>(8738) themselves in the valley <6010> of Berachah <1294>; for there they blessed <1288>(8765) the LORD <3068>: therefore the name <8034> of the same place <4725> was called <7121>(8804), The valley <6010> of Berachah <1294>, unto this day <3117>.
27. Then they returned <7725>(8799), every man <376> of Judah <3063> and Jerusalem <3389>, and Jehoshaphat <3092> in the forefront <7218> of them, to go again <7725>(8800) to Jerusalem <3389> with joy <8057>; for the LORD <3068> had made them to rejoice <8055>(8765) over their enemies <341>(8802).
28. And they came <935>(8799) to Jerusalem <3389> with psalteries <5035> and harps <3658> and trumpets <2689> unto the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>.
29. And the fear <6343> of God <430> was on all the kingdoms <4467> of those countries <776>, when they had heard <8085>(8800) that the LORD <3068> fought <3898>(8738) against the enemies <341>(8802) of Israel <3478>.
30. So the realm <4438> of Jehoshaphat <3092> was quiet <8252>(8799): for his God <430> gave him rest <5117>(8799) round about <5439>.
31. And Jehoshaphat <3092> reigned <4427>(8799) over Judah <3063>: he was thirty <7970> and five <2568> years <8141> old <1121> when he began to reign <4427>(8800), and he reigned <4427>(8804) twenty <6242> and five <2568> years <8141> in Jerusalem <3389>. And his mother's <517> name <8034> was Azubah <5806> the daughter <1323> of Shilhi <7977>.
32. And he walked <3212>(8799) in the way <1870> of Asa <609> his father <1>, and departed <5493>(8804) not from it, doing <6213>(8800) that which was right <3477> in the sight <5869> of the LORD <3068>.
33. Howbeit the high places <1116> were not taken away <5493>(8804): for as yet the people <5971> had not prepared <3559>(8689) their hearts <3824> unto the God <430> of their fathers <1>.
34. Now the rest <3499> of the acts <1697> of Jehoshaphat <3092>, first <7223> and last <314>, behold, they are written <3789>(8803) in the book <1697> of Jehu <3058> the son <1121> of Hanani <2607>, who is mentioned <5927>(8717) in the book <5612> of the kings <4428> of Israel <3478>.
35. And after <310> this did Jehoshaphat <3092> king <4428> of Judah <3063> join <2266>(8694) himself with Ahaziah <274> king <4428> of Israel <3478>, who did <6213>(8800) very wickedly <7561>(8689):
36. And he joined <2266>(8762) himself with him to make <6213>(8800) ships <591> to go <3212>(8800) to Tarshish <8659>: and they made <6213>(8799) the ships <591> in Eziongeber <6100>.
37. Then Eliezer <461> the son <1121> of Dodavah <1735> of Mareshah <4762> prophesied <5012>(8691) against Jehoshaphat <3092>, saying <559>(8800), Because thou hast joined <2266>(8692) thyself with Ahaziah <274>, the LORD <3068> hath broken <6555>(8804) thy works <4639>. And the ships <591> were broken <7665>(8735), that they were not able <6113>(8804) to go <3212>(8800) to Tarshish <8659>.
Notes that are not verse specific
I have always understood the plural spoken of was of Daniel's three friends. He told them (17) of the thing, so that they (18) would seek the assistance of their God. I can see your point in v36 of we being God, but I would still think that it was Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
John Wilson [Toronto West (Can)] Comment added in 2003 Reply to John
LIVING IN THE LAST DAYS
What staggers me when looking at this prophecy in Daniel is that we are living in the last days of man's domination on the earth. According to this overview of world history - no matter what variations of interpretation we take - it puts us into the time of the feet and toes of iron and clay. Following this time in history there is no more opportunity for men to rule the world. The next item on the agenda is the stone that crushes the feet of the image and then grinds the whole thing to powder. The stone then grows and becomes a huge mountain that fills the whole earth.. It will be a completely new order of things for the world. It will be a kingdom set up in righteousness that will fill the whole world.
But the point is this: We are living in the last days before Jesus returns to set up this kingdom. We probably haven't got a lifetime to think about it - it could happen any day. Are you ready for him?
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
The dream of Nebuchadnezzar is sometimes thought of as outlining the four world empires – but surely there have been far more than four? What about the Indian, Chinese, British etc? Surely the answer is that these four empires controlled the Middle East when Israel was a nation. What the rest of the world got up to is of little importance. One Brother used to say that there was a large time gap at the ankle stage of the image, while Israel was out of it’s land. From AD70 until the early 1900’s the Jews were dispersed. But then on their return the “feet” stage began. So today with Israel there, the strong and weak nations have been pulling in different directions, and will do until Christ returns – then a REAL world empire!
David Simpson [Worcester (UK)] Comment added in 2005 Reply to David
In the 4th.Century AD, the Roman Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity. He convoked the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. This Council determined that God was a Trinity.
All who did not believe in the Trinity were called heretics. Thus, there was created a sharp division between those who held to apostolic beliefs, and those of the militant camp of Constantine. This division has lasted right through to the present day. Through Constantine, Imperial Rome was transformed to Ecclesiastical Rome (the Catholic Church).
In the 11th.Century AD, the Catholic Church broke into two parts: Roman Catholic; and Eastern Orthodox. These two sections are represented by the two iron legs of Daniel’s image. The feet are a mixture of iron and clay. Clay is symbolic of humanity, and here represents nations.
Different toes represent different nations. But, these nations are partly iron. That means, this collection of nations is influenced by ecclesiastical Rome. In the end times, this group of nations will form Catholic Europe. It will be hostile towards Jesus and try to destroy Him.
But, Jesus (the stone) will destroy them. In doing so, all nations will become subject to the Lord, who will grow together with His saints, to fill the whole earth. Then, the peaceful Kingdom period will begin.
Michael Parry [Montreal (Can)] Comment added in 2008 Reply to Michael
Nebuchadnezzar’s nightmare image is of a series of kingdoms, led by monarchs. This dream is not about nations.
Daniel gave the interpretation:
He said to Nebuchadnezzar: 37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
A king of kings is an emperor, and hence the word empire.
More kings would follow: 39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron:
Most Bible students accept that historically there were 4 empires. These empires dominated where the Jews lived (v,38. wheresoever the “children of men” dwell). Babylonian armies destroyed Solomon’s Temple, Daniel and his friends, and many other Jews, were captives in Babylon at the time of the dream. The Jews returned to Judea under the Medo-Persian empire, and were then ruled by the Greeks.
They were then cruelly treated by the Romans. The second Temple was destroyed in AD 70, and a million Jews were killed or enslaved. After the Bar Kokhba revolt in AD 132 the Jews who survived the massacre were deported from the land, and Jerusalem became a Roman city. The Jews were scattered throughout the empire, and would mainly live in this region for the next 2 millennia. Horrific persecutions included exile from more countries, the Spanish Inquisition, pogroms in Russia, Ukraine, and eastern Europe, and worst of all the Holocaust in Europe.
The emperors of these empires were successively called Zar (Nebuchadnez-zar Heb,), Shah, Basileus or Kaisar, Caesar, and later Kaiser and Tsar.
The Caesars of Rome had an eagle as their personal symbol. This was the “king of the birds”. This symbol existed through the division of the Roman empire, when the royal court moved from Rome to New Rome, Byzantium, (later called Constantinople, and now Istanbul). The western empire became the Holy Roman Empire in the 9th century, with Charlemagne as the emperor in Germany. The eastern, Byzantine empire, which continued for 1,000 years, had a series of emperors, in dynasties, The Palaeologus dynasty were Greeks, and they added an extra head to their eagle. The double-headed eagle became the imperial emblem in the 12th century, When Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453 the royal throne was taken to Rome with the royal children. The surviving princess took the throne as part of her dowry when she moved to Moscow to marry the leading Russian Prince, Ivan III in 1472. Ivan now decided that he was the successor to the Roman caesars, and took the double headed eagle as his symbol. Moscow became known as the Third Rome.
After the fall of Constantinople the Habsburg emperors in western Europe decided that they were the successors to Rome, and they added another head to their eagle.
There were 2 parallel Roman empires for the next 400 years, each claiming succession to Rome. They both ended in 1918. These were the solid metallic iron Roman legs.
Both empires were defeated by the Russian revolution, and World War I. The countries where these empires had been were then ruled by republican governments, who were communists, fascists, socialists, Nazis, etc. Most used a single headed Roman eagle, as the republic was the Roman form of government before the caesars started. The feet are iron mixed with clay. This is “people power”, and the Jews suffered the Holocaust in this time.
The toes of the image are kings (v.44), They are also iron mixed with clay, so they will be constitutional monarchs, from the royal families that ended in 1918. The ten kings are the same as the 10 horns on Daniel’s fourth beast. Five will come from what were western Europe’s monarchies, and 5 from the Byzantine empire’s monarchies, including Russia.
These monarchies will exist when the divinely created stone smashes the image on the feet. That stone will be ruled by the final King of Kings, the Lord Jesus Christ. At present most of the monarchies are awaiting restoration, so restitution of monarchies in countries like Russia and Austria will signal that the end of the nightmare of the kingdoms of men is about to come.
Ellen Reid [St Arnaud, Australia, Isolation] Comment added in 2021 Reply to Ellen
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1. And in the second <8147> year <8141> of the reign <4438> of Nebuchadnezzar <5019> Nebuchadnezzar <5019> dreamed <2492>(8804) dreams <2472>, wherewith his spirit <7307> was troubled <6470>(8691), and his sleep <8142> brake <1961>(8738) from him.
2. Then the king <4428> commanded <559>(8799) to call <7121>(8800) the magicians <2748>, and the astrologers <825>, and the sorcerers <3784>(8764), and the Chaldeans <3778>, for to shew <5046>(8687) the king <4428> his dreams <2472>. So they came <935>(8799) and stood <5975>(8799) before <6440> the king <4428>.
3. And the king <4428> said <559>(8799) unto them, I have dreamed <2492>(8804) a dream <2472>, and my spirit <7307> was troubled <6470>(8735) to know <3045>(8800) the dream <2472>.
4. Then spake <1696>(8762) the Chaldeans <3778> to the king <4428> in Syriack <762>, O king <4430>, live <2418>(8747) for ever <5957>: tell <560>(8747) thy servants <5649> the dream <2493>, and we will shew <2324>(8741) the interpretation <6591>.
5. The king <4430> answered <6032>(8750) and said <560>(8750) to the Chaldeans <3779>, The thing <4406> is gone <230>(8754) from me <4481>: if <2006> ye will not <3809> make known <3046>(8681) unto me the dream <2493>, with the interpretation <6591> thereof, ye shall be cut <5648>(8725) in pieces <1917>, and your houses <1005> shall be made <7761>(8725) a dunghill <5122>.
6. But if <2006> ye shew <2324>(8681) the dream <2493>, and the interpretation <6591> thereof, ye shall receive <6902>(8741) of me <4481> <6925> gifts <4978> and rewards <5023> and great <7690> honour <3367>: therefore <3861> shew <2324>(8680) me the dream <2493>, and the interpretation <6591> thereof.
7. They answered <6032>(8754) again <8579> and said <560>(8750), Let the king <4430> tell <560>(8748) his servants <5649> the dream <2493>, and we will shew <2324>(8681) the interpretation <6591> of it.
8. The king <4430> answered <6032>(8750) and said <560>(8750), <4481> I <576> know <3046>(8751) of certainty <3330> that ye <608> would gain <2084>(8750) the time <5732>, because <6903> <3606> ye see <2370>(8754) the thing <4406> is <4481> gone <230>(8754) from me.
9. But if <2006> ye will not <3809> make known <3046>(8681) unto me the dream <2493>, there is but one <1932> <2298> decree <1882> for you: for ye have prepared <2164>(8724) lying <3538> and corrupt <7844>(8752) words <4406> to speak <560>(8749) before <6925> me, till <5705> the time <5732> be changed <8133>(8721): therefore <3861> tell <560>(8747) me the dream <2493>, and I shall know <3046>(8748) that <1768> ye can shew <2324>(8681) me the interpretation <6591> thereof.
10. The Chaldeans <3779> answered <6032>(8754) before <6925> the king <4430>, and said <560>(8750), There is <383> not <3809> a man <606> upon <5922> the earth <3007> that can <3202>(8748) shew <2324>(8682) the king's <4430> matter <4406>: therefore <6903> <1768> there is no <3809> king <4430>, lord <7229>, nor ruler <7990>, that asked <7593>(8754) such <1836> things <4406> at any <3606> magician <2749>, or astrologer <826>, or Chaldean <3779>.
11. And it is a rare <3358> thing <4406> that the king <4430> requireth <7593>(8751), and there is <383> none <3809> other <321> that can shew <2324>(8741) it before <6925> the king <4430>, except <3861> the gods <426>, whose dwelling <4070> is <383> not <3809> with <5974> flesh <1321>.
12. For <6903> this <1836> cause <3606> the king <4430> was angry <1149>(8754) and very <7690> furious <7108>(8754), and commanded <560>(8754) to destroy <7>(8682) all <3606> the wise <2445> men of Babylon <895>.
13. And the decree <1882> went forth <5312>(8754) that the wise <2445> men should be slain <6992>(8726); and they sought <1156>(8754) Daniel <1841> and his fellows <2269> to be slain <6992>(8723).
14. Then <116> Daniel <1841> answered <8421>(8684) with counsel <5843> and wisdom <2942> to Arioch <746> the captain <7229> of <1768> the king's <4430> guard <2877>, which was gone forth <5312>(8754) to slay <6992>(8742) the wise <2445> men of Babylon <895>:
15. He answered <6032>(8750) and said <560>(8750) to Arioch <746> the king's <4430> captain <7990>, Why <4101> <5922> is the decree <1882> so hasty <2685>(8683) from <4481> <6925> the king <4430>? Then <116> Arioch <746> made the thing <4406> known <3046>(8684) to Daniel <1841>.
16. Then Daniel <1841> went in <5954>(8754), and desired <1156>(8754) of <4481> the king <4430> that he would give <5415>(8748) him time <2166>, and that he would shew <2324>(8682) the king <4430> the interpretation <6591>.
17. Then <116> Daniel <1841> went <236>(8754) to his house <1005>, and made the thing <4406> known <3046>(8684) to Hananiah <2608>, Mishael <4333>, and Azariah <5839>, his companions <2269>:
18. That they would desire <1156>(8749) mercies <7359> of <4481> <6925> the God <426> of heaven <8065> concerning <5922> this <1836> secret <7328>; that Daniel <1841> and his fellows <2269> should not <3809> perish <7>(8681) with <5974> the rest <7606> of the wise <2445> men of Babylon <895>.
19. Then <116> was the secret <7328> revealed <1541>(8752) unto Daniel <1841> in a night <3916> vision <2376>. Then <116> Daniel <1841> blessed <1289>(8745) the God <426> of heaven <8065>.
20. Daniel <1841> answered <6032>(8750) and said <560>(8750), Blessed <1289>(8743) be <1934>(8748) the name <8036> of God <426> for <4481> ever <5957> and ever <5705> <5957>: for wisdom <2452> and might <1370> are <1932> his:
21. And he changeth <8133>(8683) the times <5732> and the seasons <2166>: he removeth <5709>(8683) kings <4430>, and setteth up <6966>(8683) kings <4430>: he giveth <3052>(8751) wisdom <2452> unto the wise <2445>, and knowledge <4486> to them that know <3046>(8751) understanding <999>:
22. He revealeth <1541>(8751) the deep <5994> and secret things <5642>(8743): he knoweth <3046>(8751) what <4101> is in the darkness <2816>, and the light <5094> dwelleth <8271>(8754) with him <5974>.
23. I <576> thank <3029>(8683) thee, and praise <7624>(8743) thee, O thou God <426> of my fathers <2>, who hast given <3052>(8754) me wisdom <2452> and might <1370>, and hast made known <3046>(8684) unto me now <3705> what we desired <1156>(8754) of thee <4481>: for thou hast now made known <3046>(8684) unto us the king's <4430> matter <4406>.
24. Therefore <3606> <6903> <1836> Daniel <1841> went in <5954>(8754) unto <5922> Arioch <746>, whom the king <4430> had ordained <4483>(8745) to destroy <7>(8682) the wise <2445> men of Babylon <895>: he went <236>(8754) and said <560>(8754) thus <3652> unto him; Destroy <7>(8681) not <409> the wise <2445> men of Babylon <895>: bring me in <5954>(8680) before <6925> the king <4430>, and I will shew <2324>(8741) unto the king <4430> the interpretation <6591>.
25. Then <116> Arioch <746> brought in <5954>(8684) Daniel <1841> before <6925> the king <4430> in haste <927>(8726), and said <560>(8754) thus <3652> unto him, I have found <7912>(8684) a man <1400> of the captives <1123> <1547> of <4481> Judah <3061>, that will make known <3046>(8681) unto the king <4430> the interpretation <6591>.
26. The king <4430> answered <6032>(8750) and said <560>(8750) to Daniel <1841>, whose name <8036> was Belteshazzar <1096>, Art <383> thou able <3546>(8751) to make known <3046>(8682) unto me the dream <2493> which I have seen <2370>(8754), and the interpretation <6591> thereof?
27. Daniel <1841> answered <6032>(8750) in the presence <6925> of the king <4430>, and said <560>(8750), The secret <7328> which the king <4430> hath demanded <7593>(8751) cannot <3202>(8750) <3809> the wise <2445> men, the astrologers <826>, the magicians <2749>, the soothsayers <1505>(8750), shew <2324>(8682) unto the king <4430>;
28. But <1297> there is <383> a God <426> in heaven <8065> that revealeth <1541>(8751) secrets <7328>, and maketh known <3046>(8684) to the king <4430> Nebuchadnezzar <5020> what <4101> shall be <1934>(8748) in the latter <320> days <3118>. Thy dream <2493>, and the visions <2376> of thy head <7217> upon <5922> thy bed <4903>, are these <1836>;
29. As for thee <607>, O king <4430>, thy thoughts <7476> came <5559>(8760) into thy mind upon <5922> thy bed <4903>, what <4101> should come to pass <1934>(8748) hereafter <311> <1836>: and he that revealeth <1541>(8751) secrets <7328> maketh known <3046>(8684) to thee what <4101> shall come to pass <1934>(8748).
30. But as for me <576>, this <1836> secret <7328> is not <3809> revealed <1541>(8752) to me for any wisdom <2452> that I have <383> more than <4481> any <3606> living <2417>, but <3861> for their sakes <1701> that <5922> shall make known <3046>(8681) the interpretation <6591> to the king <4430>, and that thou mightest know <3046>(8748) the thoughts <7476> of thy heart <3825>.
31. Thou <607>, O king <4430>, sawest <1934>(8754) <2370>(8751), and behold <431> a great <2298> <7690> image <6755>. This <1797> great <7229> image <6755>, whose brightness <2122> was excellent <3493>, stood <6966>(8750) before <6903> thee; and the form <7299> thereof was terrible <1763>(8753).
32. This image's <6755> head <7217> was of fine <2869> gold <1722>, his breast <2306> and his arms <1872> of silver <3702>, his belly <4577> and his thighs <3410> of brass <5174>,
33. His legs <8243> of iron <6523>, his feet <7271> part <4481> of iron <6523> and part <4481> of clay <2635>.
34. Thou sawest <2370>(8751) <1934>(8754) till <5705> that a stone <69> was cut out <1505>(8728) without <3809> hands <3028>, which smote <4223>(8754) the image <6755> upon <5922> his feet <7271> that were of iron <6523> and clay <2635>, and brake <1855> <0> them <1994> to pieces <1855>(8684).
35. Then <116> was the iron <6523>, the clay <2635>, the brass <5174>, the silver <3702>, and the gold <1722>, broken to pieces <1855>(8754)(8676) <1751>(8754) together <2298>, and became <1934>(8754) like the chaff <5784> of the summer <7007> threshingfloors <4481> <147>; and the wind <7308> carried <5376> <0> them <1994> away <5376>(8754), that <3606> no <3809> place <870> was found <7912>(8728) for them: and the stone <69> that smote <4223>(8754) the image <6755> became <1934>(8754) a great <7229> mountain <2906>, and filled <4391>(8754) the whole <3606> earth <772>.
36. This <1836> is the dream <2493>; and we will tell <560>(8748) the interpretation <6591> thereof before <6925> the king <4430>.
37. Thou <607>, O king <4430>, art a king <4430> of kings <4430>: for the God <426> of heaven <8065> hath given <3052>(8754) thee a kingdom <4437>, power <2632>, and strength <8632>, and glory <3367>.
38. And wheresoever <3606> the children <1123> of men <606> dwell <1753>(8748), the beasts <2423> of the field <1251> and the fowls <5776> of the heaven <8065> hath he given <3052>(8754) into thine hand <3028>, and hath made thee ruler <7981>(8684) over them all <3606>. Thou <607> art this head <7217> of gold <1722>.
39. And after <870> thee shall arise <6966>(8748) another <317> kingdom <4437> inferior <772> to thee <4481>, and another <317> third <8523> kingdom <4437> of brass <5174>, which shall bear rule <7981>(8748) over all <3606> the earth <772>.
40. And the fourth <7244> kingdom <4437> shall be <1934>(8748) strong <8624> as iron <6523>: forasmuch as iron <6523> breaketh in pieces <1855>(8683) and subdueth <2827>(8751) all <3606> things: and as <6903> iron <6523> that breaketh <7490>(8750) all <3606> these <459>, shall it break in pieces <1855>(8681) and bruise <7490>(8748).
41. And whereas thou sawest <2370>(8754) the feet <7271> and toes <677>, part <4481> of potters <6353>' clay <2635>, and part <4481> of iron <6523>, the kingdom <4437> shall be <1934>(8748) divided <6386>(8752); but there shall be <1934>(8748) in it of <4481> the strength <5326> of the iron <6523>, forasmuch as <3606> <6903> thou sawest <2370>(8754) the iron <6523> mixed <6151>(8743) with miry <2917> clay <2635>.
42. And as the toes <677> of the feet <7271> were part <4481> of iron <6523>, and part <4481> of clay <2635>, so the kingdom <4437> shall be <1934>(8748) partly <4481> <7118> strong <8624>, and partly <4481> <7118> broken <8406>(8750).
43. And whereas <1768> thou sawest <2370>(8754) iron <6523> mixed <6151>(8743) with miry <2917> clay <2635>, they shall mingle themselves <1934>(8748) <6151>(8723) with the seed <2234> of men <606>: but they shall <1934>(8748) not <3809> cleave <1693>(8751) one <1836> to <5974> another <1836>, even <1888> as iron <6523> is not <3809> mixed <6151>(8723) with clay <2635>.
44. And in the days <3118> of these <581> kings <4430> shall the God <426> of heaven <8065> set up <6966>(8681) a kingdom <4437>, which shall never <5957> <3809> be destroyed <2255>(8721): and the kingdom <4437> shall not <3809> be left <7662>(8721) to other <321> people <5972>, but it shall break in pieces <1855>(8681) and consume <5487>(8681) all <3606> these <459> kingdoms <4437>, and it <1932> shall stand <6966>(8748) for ever <5957>.
45. Forasmuch as <3606> <6903> thou sawest <2370>(8754) that the stone <69> was cut out <1505>(8728) of the mountain <2906> without <3809> hands <3028>, and that it brake in pieces <1855>(8684) the iron <6523>, the brass <5174>, the clay <2635>, the silver <3702>, and the gold <1722>; the great <7229> God <426> hath made known <3046>(8684) to the king <4430> what <4101> shall come to pass <1934>(8748) hereafter <311> <1836>: and the dream <2493> is certain <3330>, and the interpretation <6591> thereof sure <540>(8683).
46. Then <116> the king <4430> Nebuchadnezzar <5020> fell <5308>(8754) upon <5922> his face <600>, and worshipped <5457>(8754) Daniel <1841>, and commanded <560>(8754) that they should offer <5260>(8742) an oblation <4504> and sweet odours <5208> unto him.
47. The king <4430> answered <6032>(8750) unto Daniel <1841>, and said <560>(8750), Of <4481> a truth <7187> it is, that <1768> your God <426> is a God <426> of gods <426>, and a Lord <4756> of kings <4430>, and a revealer <1541>(8751) of secrets <7328>, seeing thou couldest <3202>(8754) reveal <1541>(8749) this <1836> secret <7328>.
48. Then <116> the king <4430> made <7236> <0> Daniel <1841> a great man <7236>(8745), and gave <3052>(8754) him many <7690> great <7260> gifts <4978>, and made him ruler <7981>(8684) over <5922> the whole <3606> province <4083> of Babylon <895>, and chief <7229> of the governors <5460> over <5922> all <3606> the wise <2445> men of Babylon <895>.
49. Then Daniel <1841> requested <1156>(8754) of <4481> the king <4430>, and he set <4483>(8745) Shadrach <7715>, Meshach <4336>, and Abednego <5665>, over <5922> the affairs <5673> of the province <4083> of Babylon <895>: but Daniel <1841> sat in the gate <8651> of the king <4430>.
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1. <1161> The first <3391> day of the week <4521> cometh <2064>(5736) Mary <3137> Magdalene <3094> early <4404>, when it was <5607>(5752) yet <2089> dark <4653>, unto <1519> the sepulchre <3419>, and <2532> seeth <991>(5719) the stone <3037> taken away <142>(5772) from <1537> the sepulchre <3419>.
2. Then <3767> she runneth <5143>(5719), and <2532> cometh <2064>(5736) to <4314> Simon <4613> Peter <4074>, and <2532> to <4314> the other <243> disciple <3101>, whom <3739> Jesus <2424> loved <5368>(5707), and <2532> saith <3004>(5719) unto them <846>, They have taken away <142>(5656) the Lord <2962> out of <1537> the sepulchre <3419>, and <2532> we know <1492>(5758) not <3756> where <4226> they have laid <5087>(5656) him <846>.
3. Peter <4074> therefore <3767> went forth <1831>(5627), and <2532> that other <243> disciple <3101>, and <2532> came <2064>(5711) to <1519> the sepulchre <3419>.
4. So <1161> they ran <5143>(5707) both <1417> together <3674>: and <2532> the other <243> disciple <3101> did outrun <4390>(5627) <5032> Peter <4074>, and <2532> came <2064>(5627) first <4413> to <1519> the sepulchre <3419>.
5. And <2532> he stooping down <3879>(5660), and looking in, saw <991>(5719) the linen clothes <3608> lying <2749>(5740); yet <3305> went he <1525> <0> not <3756> in <1525>(5627).
6. Then <3767> cometh <2064>(5736) Simon <4613> Peter <4074> following <190>(5723) him <846>, and <2532> went <1525>(5627) into <1519> the sepulchre <3419>, and <2532> seeth <2334>(5719) the linen clothes <3608> lie <2749>(5740),
7. And <2532> the napkin <4676>, that was <2258>(5713) about <1909> his head <2776>, not <3756> lying <2749>(5740) with <3326> the linen clothes <3608>, but <235> wrapped together <1794>(5772) in <1519> a place <5117> by itself <1520> <5565>.
8. Then <5119> <3767> went in <1525>(5627) also <2532> that other <243> disciple <3101>, which <3588> came <2064>(5631) first <4413> to <1519> the sepulchre <3419>, and <2532> he saw <1492>(5627), and <2532> believed <4100>(5656).
9. For <1063> as yet <3764> <0> they knew <1492>(5715) not <3764> the scripture <1124>, that <3754> he must <1163>(5748) rise again <450>(5629) from <1537> the dead <3498>.
10. Then <3767> the disciples <3101> went away <565>(5627) again <3825> unto <4314> their own home <1438>.
11. But <1161> Mary <3137> stood <2476>(5715) without <1854> at <4314> the sepulchre <3419> weeping <2799>(5723): and <3767> as <5613> she wept <2799>(5707), she stooped down <3879>(5656), and looked into <1519> the sepulchre <3419>,
12. And <2532> seeth <2334>(5719) two <1417> angels <32> in <1722> white <3022> sitting <2516>(5740), the one <1520> at <4314> the head <2776>, and <2532> the other <1520> at <4314> the feet <4228>, where <3699> the body <4983> of Jesus <2424> had lain <2749>(5711).
13. And <2532> they <1565> say <3004>(5719) unto her <846>, Woman <1135>, why <5101> weepest thou <2799>(5719)? She saith <3004>(5719) unto them <846>, Because <3754> they have taken away <142>(5656) my <3450> Lord <2962>, and <2532> I know <1492>(5758) not <3756> where <4226> they have laid <5087>(5656) him <846>.
14. And <2532> when she had <2036> <0> thus <5023> said <2036>(5631), she turned <4762>(5648) herself <1519> back <3694>, and <2532> saw <2334>(5719) Jesus <2424> standing <2476>(5761), and <2532> knew <1492>(5715) not <3756> that <3754> it was <2076>(5748) Jesus <2424>.
15. Jesus <2424> saith <3004>(5719) unto her <846>, Woman <1135>, why <5101> weepest thou <2799>(5719)? whom <5101> seekest thou <2212>(5719)? She <1565>, supposing <1380>(5723) <3754> him to be <2076>(5748) the gardener <2780>, saith <3004>(5719) unto him <846>, Sir <2962>, if <1487> thou <4771> have borne <941> <0> him <846> hence <941>(5656), tell <2036>(5628) me <3427> where <4226> thou hast laid <5087>(5656) him <846>, and I <2504> will take <142> <0> him <846> away <142>(5692).
16. Jesus <2424> saith <3004>(5719) unto her <846>, Mary <3137>. She <1565> turned <4762>(5651) herself, and saith <3004>(5719) unto him <846>, Rabboni <4462>; which <3739> is to say <3004>(5743), Master <1320>.
17. Jesus <2424> saith <3004>(5719) unto her <846>, Touch <680>(5732) me <3450> not <3361>; for <1063> I am <305> <0> not yet <3768> ascended <305>(5758) to <4314> my <3450> Father <3962>: but <1161> go <4198>(5737) to <4314> my <3450> brethren <80>, and <2532> say <2036>(5628) unto them <846>, I ascend <305>(5719) unto <4314> my <3450> Father <3962>, and <2532> your <5216> Father <3962>; and <2532> to my <3450> God <2316>, and <2532> your <5216> God <2316>.
18. Mary <3137> Magdalene <3094> came <2064>(5736) and told <518>(5723) the disciples <3101> that <3754> she had seen <3708>(5758) the Lord <2962>, and <2532> that he had spoken <2036>(5627) these things <5023> unto her <846>.
19. Then <3767> the same <1565> day <2250> at evening <3798>, being <5607>(5752) the first <3391> day of the week <4521>, when <2532> the doors <2374> were shut <2808>(5772) where <3699> the disciples <3101> were <2258>(5713) assembled <4863>(5772) for <1223> fear <5401> of the Jews <2453>, came <2064>(5627) Jesus <2424> and <2532> stood <2476>(5627) in <1519> the midst <3319>, and <2532> saith <3004>(5719) unto them <846>, Peace <1515> be unto you <5213>.
20. And <2532> when he had <2036> <0> so <5124> said <2036>(5631), he shewed <1166>(5656) unto them <846> his hands <5495> and <2532> his <848> side <4125>. Then <3767> were <5463> <0> the disciples <3101> glad <5463>(5644), when they saw <1492>(5631) the Lord <2962>.
21. Then <3767> said <2036>(5627) Jesus <2424> to them <846> again <3825>, Peace <1515> be unto you <5213>: as <2531> my Father <3962> hath sent <649>(5758) me <3165>, even so <2504> <0> send <3992>(5719) I <2504> you <5209>.
22. And <2532> when he had said <2036>(5631) this <5124>, he breathed on <1720>(5656) them, and <2532> saith <3004>(5719) unto them <846>, Receive ye <2983>(5628) the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>:
23. Whose <5100> soever <302> sins <266> ye remit <863>(5632), they are remitted <863>(5743) unto them <846>; and whose <5100> soever <302> sins ye retain <2902>(5725), they are retained <2902>(5769).
24. But <1161> Thomas <2381>, one <1520> of <1537> the twelve <1427>, called <3004>(5746) Didymus <1324>, was <2258>(5713) not <3756> with <3326> them <846> when <3753> Jesus <2424> came <2064>(5627).
25. The other <243> disciples <3101> therefore <3767> said <3004>(5707) unto him <846>, We have seen <3708>(5758) the Lord <2962>. But <1161> he said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, Except <3362> I shall see <1492>(5632) in <1722> his <846> hands <5495> the print <5179> of the nails <2247>, and <2532> put <906>(5632) my <3450> finger <1147> into <1519> the print <5179> of the nails <2247>, and <2532> thrust <906>(5632) my <3450> hand <5495> into <1519> his <846> side <4125>, I will <4100> <0> not <3364> believe <4100>(5692)(5661).
26. And <2532> after <3326> eight <3638> days <2250> again <3825> his <846> disciples <3101> were <2258>(5713) within <2080>, and <2532> Thomas <2381> with <3326> them <846>: then came <2064>(5736) Jesus <2424>, the doors <2374> being shut <2808>(5772), and <2532> stood <2476>(5627) in <1519> the midst <3319>, and <2532> said <2036>(5627), Peace <1515> be unto you <5213>.
27. Then <1534> saith he <3004>(5719) to Thomas <2381>, Reach <5342>(5720) hither <5602> thy <4675> finger <1147>, and <2532> behold <1492>(5657) my <3450> hands <5495>; and <2532> reach hither <5342>(5720) thy <4675> hand <5495>, and <2532> thrust <906>(5628) it into <1519> my <3450> side <4125>: and <2532> be <1096>(5737) not <3361> faithless <571>, but <235> believing <4103>.
28. And <2532> Thomas <2381> answered <611>(5662) and <2532> said <2036>(5627) unto him <846>, My <3450> Lord <2962> and <2532> my <3450> God <2316>.
29. Jesus <2424> saith <3004>(5719) unto him <846>, Thomas <2381>, because <3754> thou hast seen <3708>(5758) me <3165>, thou hast believed <4100>(5758): blessed <3107> are they that have not <3361> seen <1492>(5631), and <2532> yet have believed <4100>(5660).
30. And <2532> many <4183> other <243> signs <4592> truly <3303> <3767> did <4160>(5656) Jesus <2424> in the presence <1799> of his <848> disciples <3101>, which <3739> are <2076>(5748) not <3756> written <1125>(5772) in <1722> this <5129> book <975>:
31. But <1161> these <5023> are written <1125>(5769), that <2443> ye might believe <4100>(5661) that <3754> Jesus <2424> is <2076>(5748) the Christ <5547>, the Son <5207> of God <2316>; and <2532> that <2443> believing <4100>(5723) ye might have <2192>(5725) life <2222> through <1722> his <846> name <3686>.
1. After <3326> these things <5023> Jesus <2424> shewed <5319>(5656) himself <1438> again <3825> to the disciples <3101> at <1909> the sea <2281> of Tiberias <5085>; and <1161> on this wise <3779> shewed <5319>(5656) he himself.
2. There were <2258>(5713) together <3674> Simon <4613> Peter <4074>, and <2532> Thomas <2381> called <3004>(5746) Didymus <1324>, and <2532> Nathanael <3482> of <575> Cana <2580> in Galilee <1056>, and <2532> the sons <3588> of Zebedee <2199>, and <2532> two <1417> other <243> of <1537> his <846> disciples <3101>.
3. Simon <4613> Peter <4074> saith <3004>(5719) unto them <846>, I go <5217>(5719) a fishing <232>(5721). They say <3004>(5719) unto him <846>, We <2249> also <2532> go <2064>(5736) with <4862> thee <4671>. They went forth <1831>(5627), and <2532> entered <305>(5627) into <1519> a ship <4143> immediately <2117>; and <2532> that <1722> <1565> night <3571> they caught <4084>(5656) nothing <3762>.
4. But <1161> when the morning <4405> was <1096> <0> now <2235> come <1096>(5637), Jesus <2424> stood <2476>(5627) on <1519> the shore <123>: but <3305> the disciples <3101> knew <1492>(5715) not <3756> that <3754> it was <2076>(5748) Jesus <2424>.
5. Then <3767> Jesus <2424> saith <3004>(5719) unto them <846>, Children <3813>, have ye <2192>(5719) any <3387> meat <4371>? They answered <611>(5662) him <846>, No <3756>.
6. And <1161> he said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, Cast <906>(5628) the net <1350> on <1519> the right <1188> side <3313> of the ship <4143>, and <2532> ye shall find <2147>(5692). They cast <906>(5627) therefore <3767>, and <2532> now <2089> they were <2480> <0> not <3765> able <2480>(5656) to draw <1670>(5658) it <846> for <575> the multitude <4128> of fishes <2486>.
7. Therefore <3767> that <1565> disciple <3101> whom <3739> Jesus <2424> loved <25>(5707) saith <3004>(5719) unto Peter <4074>, It is <2076>(5748) the Lord <2962>. Now <3767> when Simon <4613> Peter <4074> heard <191>(5660) that <3754> it was <2076>(5748) the Lord <2962>, he girt <1241>(5668) his fisher's coat <1903> unto him, (for <1063> he was <2258>(5713) naked <1131>,) and <2532> did cast <906>(5627) himself <1438> into <1519> the sea <2281>.
8. And <1161> the other <243> disciples <3101> came <2064>(5627) in a little ship <4142>; (for <1063> they were <2258>(5713) not <3756> far <3112> from <575> land <1093>, but <235> as it were <5613> <575> two hundred <1250> cubits <4083>,) dragging <4951>(5723) the net <1350> with fishes <2486>.
9. As soon <5613> then <3767> as they were come <576>(5627) to <1519> land <1093>, they saw <991>(5719) a fire of coals <439> there, and <2532> fish <3795> laid <2749>(5740) thereon <1945>(5740), and <2532> bread <740>.
10. Jesus <2424> saith <3004>(5719) unto them <846>, Bring <5342>(5657) of <575> the fish <3795> which <3739> ye have <4084> <0> now <3568> caught <4084>(5656).
11. Simon <4613> Peter <4074> went up <305>(5627), and <2532> drew <1670>(5656) the net <1350> to <1909> land <1093> full <3324> of great <3173> fishes <2486>, an hundred <1540> and fifty <4004> and three <5140>: and <2532> for all there were so many <5118>, yet was <5607>(5752) not <3756> the net <1350> broken <4977>(5681).
12. Jesus <2424> saith <3004>(5719) unto them <846>, Come <1205>(5773) and dine <709>(5657). And <1161> none <3762> of the disciples <3101> durst <5111>(5707) ask <1833>(5658) him <846>, Who <5101> art <1488>(5748) thou <4771>? knowing <1492>(5761) that <3754> it was <2076>(5748) the Lord <2962>.
13. Jesus <2424> then <3767> cometh <2064>(5736), and <2532> taketh <2983>(5719) bread <740>, and <2532> giveth <1325>(5719) them <846>, and <2532> fish <3795> likewise <3668>.
14. This <5124> is <5319> <0> now <2235> the third time <5154> that Jesus <2424> shewed himself <5319>(5681) to his <848> disciples <3101>, after that he was risen <1453>(5685) from <1537> the dead <3498>.
15. So <3767> when <3753> they had dined <709>(5656), Jesus <2424> saith <3004>(5719) to Simon <4613> Peter <4074>, Simon <4613>, son of Jonas <2495>, lovest thou <25>(5719) me <3165> more than <4119> these <5130>? He saith <3004>(5719) unto him <846>, Yea <3483>, Lord <2962>; thou <4771> knowest <1492>(5758) that <3754> I love <5368>(5719) thee <4571>. He saith <3004>(5719) unto him <846>, Feed <1006>(5720) my <3450> lambs <721>.
16. He saith <3004>(5719) to him <846> again <3825> the second time <1208>, Simon <4613>, son of Jonas <2495>, lovest thou <25>(5719) me <3165>? He saith <3004>(5719) unto him <846>, Yea <3483>, Lord <2962>; thou <4771> knowest <1492>(5758) that <3754> I love <5368>(5719) thee <4571>. He saith <3004>(5719) unto him <846>, Feed <4165>(5720) my <3450> sheep <4263>.
17. He saith <3004>(5719) unto him <846> the third <5154> time, Simon <4613>, son of Jonas <2495>, lovest <5368>(5719) thou me <3165>? Peter <4074> was grieved <3076>(5681) because <3754> he said <2036>(5627) unto him <846> the third <5154> time, Lovest <5368>(5719) thou me <3165>? And <2532> he said <2036>(5627) unto him <846>, Lord <2962>, thou <4771> knowest <1492>(5758) all things <3956>; thou <4771> knowest <1097>(5719) that <3754> I love <5368>(5719) thee <4571>. Jesus <2424> saith <3004>(5719) unto him <846>, Feed <1006>(5720) my <3450> sheep <4263>.
18. Verily <281>, verily <281>, I say <3004>(5719) unto thee <4671>, When <3753> thou wast <2258>(5713) young <3501>, thou girdedst <2224>(5707) thyself <4572>, and <2532> walkedst <4043>(5707) whither <3699> thou wouldest <2309>(5707): but <1161> when <3752> thou shalt be old <1095>(5661), thou shalt stretch forth <1614>(5692) thy <4675> hands <5495>, and <2532> another <243> shall gird <2224>(5692) thee <4571>, and <2532> carry <5342>(5692) thee whither <3699> thou wouldest <2309>(5719) not <3756>.
19. <1161> This <5124> spake he <2036>(5627), signifying <4591>(5723) by what <4169> death <2288> he should glorify <1392>(5692) God <2316>. And <2532> when he had spoken <2036>(5631) this <5124>, he saith <3004>(5719) unto him <846>, Follow <190>(5720) me <3427>.
20. Then <1161> Peter <4074>, turning about <1994>(5651), seeth <991>(5719) the disciple <3101> whom <3739> Jesus <2424> loved <25>(5707) following <190>(5723); which <3739> also <2532> leaned <377>(5627) on <1909> his <846> breast <4738> at <1722> supper <1173>, and <2532> said <2036>(5627), Lord <2962>, which <5101> is he <2076>(5748) that betrayeth <3860>(5723) thee <4571>?
21. Peter <4074> seeing <1492>(5631) him <5126> saith <3004>(5719) to Jesus <2424>, Lord <2962>, and <1161> what <5101> shall this man <3778> do?
22. Jesus <2424> saith <3004>(5719) unto him <846>, If <1437> I will <2309>(5725) that he tarry <3306>(5721) till <2193> I come <2064>(5736), what <5101> is that to <4314> thee <4571>? follow <190>(5720) thou <4771> me <3427>.
23. Then <3767> went <1831> <0> this <3778> saying <3056> abroad <1831>(5627) among <1519> the brethren <80>, that <3754> that <1565> disciple <3101> should <599> <0> not <3756> die <599>(5719): yet <2532> Jesus <2424> said <2036>(5627) not <3756> unto him <846>, <3754> He shall <599> <0> not <3756> die <599>(5719); but <235>, If <1437> I will <2309>(5725) that he <846> tarry <3306>(5721) till <2193> I come <2064>(5736), what <5101> is that to <4314> thee <4571>?
24. This <3778> is <2076>(5748) the disciple <3101> which <3588> testifieth <3140>(5723) of <4012> these things <5130>, and <2532> wrote <1125>(5660) these things <5023>: and <2532> we know <1492>(5758) that <3754> his <846> testimony <3141> is <2076>(5748) true <227>.
25. And <1161> there are <2076>(5748) also <2532> many <4183> other things <243> which <3745> Jesus <2424> did <4160>(5656), the which <3748>, if <1437> they should be written <1125>(5747) every <2596> one <1520>, I suppose <3633>(5736) that even <3761> <0> the world <2889> itself <846> could not <3761> contain <5562>(5658) the books <975> that should be written <1125>(5746). Amen <281>.