John 21:19-22

The Lord Jesus had just told Peter that he would live to be an old man, and then die a martyr's death. Peter immediately looked across at John and wondered out loud if John would receive preferred treatment. The Lord's reply was, "What is that to thee? follow thou Me."

Peter's attitude reminds us of the words of Dag Hammar-skjold: "In spite of everything, your bitterness because others are enjoying what you are denied is always ready to flare up. At best it may lie dormant for a couple...

John 21:20

The name of John is not once mentioned in all his gospel. Again and again the writer refers to himself as "the disciple whom Jesus loved ." He has been criticized for this, as if he had been vain and self-conceited in thus speaking of his own distinction among the disciples. But no grace is more marked in John, than humility. He does not speak...