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Selected Verse: John 21:21 - Strong Concordance

Verse	Translation	Text
Joh 21:21	Strong Concordance	Peter [4074] seeing [1492] him [5126] saith [3004] to Jesus [2424], Lord [2962], and [1161] what [5101] shall this man [3778] do?
	King James	Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
Peter . . . saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?--What of this man? or, How shall it fare with him?

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

Peter . . . saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?--What of this man? or, How shall it fare with him?

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
What shall this man do? - This question probably means, "What death shall he die?" But it is impossible to ascertain certainly why Peter asked this question. John was a favorite disciple, and perhaps Peter suspected that he would have a happier lot, and not be put to death in this manner. Peter was grieved at the question of Jesus; he was probably deeply affected with the account of his own approaching sufferings; and, with perhaps a mixture of grief and envy, he asked what would be his lot. But it is possible, also, that it was from kindness to John - a deep solicitude about him, and a wish that he might not die in the same manner as one who had denied his Lord. Whatever the motive was, it was a curiosity which the Lord Jesus did not choose to gratify.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

What shall this man do? - This question probably means, "What death shall he die?" But it is impossible to ascertain certainly why Peter asked this question. John was a favorite disciple, and perhaps Peter suspected that he would have a happier lot, and not be put to death in this manner. Peter was grieved at the question of Jesus; he was probably deeply affected with the account of his own approaching sufferings; and, with perhaps a mixture of grief and envy, he asked what would be his lot. But it is possible, also, that it was from kindness to John - a deep solicitude about him, and a wish that he might not die in the same manner as one who had denied his Lord. Whatever the motive was, it was a curiosity which the Lord Jesus did not choose to gratify.

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]
And what shall this man do (οὗτος δὲ τί;)? Literally, and this one what?

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]

And what shall this man do (οὗτος δὲ τί;)?

Literally, and this one what?

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