Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdest 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.
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Verse 18 is found in chapter 21 of John. Jesus publicly restores Peter through questions about love and a pastoral commission. Restoration does not erase his failure, but incorporates it into a new responsibility to care for others.
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Wahrlich, wahrlich ich sage dir: Da du jünger warst, gürtetest du dich selbst und wandeltest, wohin du wolltest; wenn du aber alt wirst, wirst du deine Hände ausstrecken, und ein anderer wird dich gürten und führen, wohin du nicht willst.
De cierto, de cierto te digo: Cuando eras más mozo, te ceñías, e ibas donde querías; mas cuando ya fueres viejo, extenderás tus manos, y te ceñirá otro, y te llevará a donde no quieras.
En vérité, en vérité, je te le dis, quand tu étais plus jeune, tu te ceignais toi-même, et tu allais où tu voulais; mais quand tu seras vieux, tu étendras tes mains, et un autre te ceindra, et te mènera où tu ne voudras pas.
In verità, in verità, io ti dico, che quando tu eri giovane, tu ti cingevi, e andavi ove volevi; ma, quando sarai vecchio, tu stenderai le tue mani, ed un altro ti cingerà, e ti condurrà là ove tu non vorresti.
Na verdade, na verdade te digo que, quando eras mais moço, te cingias a ti mesmo, e andavas por onde querias; mas, quando já fores velho, estenderás as tuas mãos, e outro te cingirá, e te levará para onde tu não queiras.
我實實在在地告訴你,你年輕的時候,自己束上帶子,隨意往來;但年老的時候,你要伸出手來,別人要把你束上,帶你到不願意去的地方。」
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