THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN - Chapter 21 - Verse 21
Verse 21. 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 favourite 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.
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