Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

John 21:21

There are 2 footnotes for this reference.

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 9, page 128, footnote 18 (Image)

Gospel of Peter, Diatessaron, Apocalypses, Visio Pauli, Testament of Abraham, Acts of X/P, Zosimus, Aristides, Clement, Origen

The Diatessaron of Tatian. (HTML)

The Diatessaron. (HTML)

Section LIV. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 3843 (In-Text, Margin)

... go whither [Arabic, p. 208] thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch out thy hands, and another shall gird thy waist, and take thee whither thou wouldest not. [43] He said that to him to explain by what death he was to glorify God. And when he [44] had said that, he said unto him, Come after me. And Simon Cephas turned, and saw that disciple whom Jesus loved following him; he which at the supper leaned on [45] Jesus’ breast, and said, My Lord, who is it that betrayeth thee?[John 21:21] When therefore Cephas saw him, he said to Jesus, My Lord, and this man, what shall be in his [46] case? Jesus said unto him, If I will that this man remain until I come, what is [47] that to thee? follow thou me. And this word spread ...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 4, page 236, footnote 1 (Image)

Augustine: The Anti-Manichaean Writings, The Anti-Donatist Writings

Writings in Connection with the Manichæan Controversy. (HTML)

Reply to Faustus the Manichæan. (HTML)

Faustus rejects Christ’s declaration that He came not to destroy the law and the prophets but to fulfill them, on the ground that it is found only in Matthew, who was not present when the words purport to have been spoken.  Augustin rebukes the folly of refusing to believe Matthew and yet believing Manichæus, and shows what the passage of scripture really means. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 640 (In-Text, Margin)

... speaks of himself in the third person. And John does the same; for towards the end of his book he says: "Peter, turning, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved, who also lay on His breast at supper, and who said to the Lord, Who is it that shall betray Thee?" Does he say, Peter, turning, saw me? Or will you argue from this that John did not write this Gospel? But he adds a little after: "This is the disciple that testifies of Jesus, and has written these things; and we know that his testimony is true."[John 21:20-24] Does he say, I am the disciple who testify of Jesus, and who have written these things, and we know that my testimony is true? Evidently this style is common in writers of narratives. There are innumerable instances in which the Lord Himself uses ...