John 21:22

Jesus saith unto him,.... Christ vouchsafes an answer to Peter, but not a very clear one, nor such an one as he wished for, and not without a rebuke to him:

if I will that he tarry till I come, what…

That he tarry - That he live. The same word is used to express life in Phi 1:24-25; 1Co 15:6. Till I come - Some have supposed this to refer to the destruction of Jerusalem; others to the day of…

If I will that he tarry till I come - There are several opinions concerning this: the following are the principal.

1. Some have concluded from these words that John should never die. Many eminent men,…

In these verses, we have,

I. The conference Christ had with Peter concerning John, the beloved disciple, in which we have,

1. The eye Peter cast upon him (Joh 21:20): Peter, in obedience to his…

If I will Christ died and rose again that He might become the Lord and Master both of the dead and the living (Rom 14:9). He speaks here in full consciousness of this sovereignty. For the use of -I…