John 21:18-19
“Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.”
King James Version · the opening — all 2 verses are below
Jesus predicting Peter's death by crucifixion in old age, with his hands stretched out — fulfilled in Peter's inverted crucifixion under Nero.
Read the whole passage — all 2 verses (KJV)
21:18Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
21:19This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.
Fulfillment References
John 21:19 🏛 Eusebius H.E. 3.1 John 13:36
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