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The Response Of The Lord Jesus

Text: John 21: 22 - 23

THE RESPONSE OF THE LORD JESUS

The Lord Jesus knew Peter well. He wanted answers. But they were not given to him. His need was to learn how to follow the Lord more completely!

“Jesus said to him, ‘If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.’ Then this saying went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, ‘If I will that he remain till I come, What is that to you?’” 

John 21:22-23

1. “Jesus said to him, ‘If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you’”

a. Jesus’ reply was cryptic.

b. He did not wish to answer Peter’s question directly.

c. The Lord had different plans for all His disciples.

d. They did not need to know the details of these plans.

e. A pertinent question: “What is that to you?”

i. The Lord’s plan for John may be different.

ii. What if John were to live and Peter were to die?

2. ‘Follow Me’

a. This was a command that was repeated.

b. The challenge was to follow the Lord and His leading:

i. It would take faith.

ii. It would take focus.

iii. It would take faithfulness.

3. “Then this saying went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die”

a. This was a clear misunderstanding.
The words of the Lord Jesus were misread.

b. The brethren still had to be taught further and corrected.

4. “Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, ‘If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you’”

The words of Jesus must be more carefully understood. The challenge to all was to follow the Lord closely!

经文：约翰福音 21：22-23

主耶稣的回应

主耶稣很彻底地了解彼得。他希望得到答案和理解。不过，耶稣并没有直接地回答。他必须学习如何完全地跟从主！

“耶稣对他说：‘我若要他等到我来的时候，与你何干？你跟从我吧！’ 于是这话传在弟兄中间，说那门徒不死。其实耶稣不是说他不死，乃是说：‘我若要他等到我来的时候，与你何干？’”

《约翰福音 21：22-23》

1. “我若要他等到我来的时候，与你何干？”

a. 耶稣没有直接地回答

b. 祂不愿意直接地回答彼得的问题

c. 主对祂每一位门徒都有不同的计划

d. 他们无须知晓计划的细节

e. 关键的问题：“与你何干？”

i. 主给予约翰的计划或许不同

ii. 计划中可能是要彼得死而让约翰活？

2. “跟从我吧”

a. 这是被重复的命令

b. 这个挑战是要跟从耶稣和祂的带领

i. 需要信心

ii. 需要专心

iii. 需要信实

3. “于是这话传在弟兄中间，说那门徒不死”

a. 这是一个误解

他们误解了主耶稣的话语

b. 弟兄们必须继续学习和被改正

4. “其实耶稣不是说他不死，乃是说：‘我若要他等到我来的时候，与你何干？’”

耶稣的话语必须要仔细地理解。我们的挑战是密切地跟从耶稣！