John 21:18
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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.Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”
In other translations
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.Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”
Greek words
ἀμὴνamēnAmenG281ἀμὴνamēnAmenG281λέγωlegōI sayG3004σοι·soito you;G4771ὅτεhoteWhenG3753ἦςēsyou wereG1510νεώτερος,neōterosyounger,G3501ἐζώννυεςezōnnuesyou were dressingG2224σεαυτὸνseautonyourselfG4771καὶkaiandG2532περιεπάτειςperiepateiswere walkingG4043ὅπουhopouwhereG3699ἤθελες.ēthelesyou were desiring.G2309ὅτανhotanwhenG3752δὲdehoweverG1161γηράσῃς,gērasēsyou may be old,G1095ἐκτενεῖςekteneisyou will stretch forthG1614τὰςtastheG3588χεῖράςcheirashandsG5495σου,souof you,G4771καὶkaiandG2532ἄλλοςallosanotherG243σεseyouG4771ζώσειzōseiwill dressG2224καὶkaiandG2532οἴσειoiseiwill bring [you]G5342ὅπουhopouwhereG3699οὐounotG3756θέλεις.theleisyou do desire.G2309
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- Acts 21:11And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”
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