OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 21:22

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

λέγει

˓is˒_saying

Here John uses the present tense in past narration in order to call attention to a development in the story.

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

ἐὰν αὐτὸν θέλω μένειν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: λέγει αὐτῷ Ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ἐάν αὐτόν θέλω μένειν ἕως ἔρχομαι τί πρός σέ Σύ μοί ἀκολούθει)

Here, him refers to John, the “disciple whom Jesus loved” in [John 21:20](../21/20.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἔρχομαι

˱I˲_˓am˒_coming

Jesus uses come here to refer to the time in the future when he will return to earth from heaven. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [I come back to this world]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

τί πρὸς σέ?

what_‹is_it› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: λέγει αὐτῷ Ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ἐάν αὐτόν θέλω μένειν ἕως ἔρχομαι τί πρός σέ Σύ μοί ἀκολούθει)

Jesus is using a rhetorical question here to mildly rebuke Peter. If you would not use a rhetorical question for this purpose in your language, you could translate his words as a statement or an exclamation and communicate the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [that has nothing to do with you!]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

μοι ἀκολούθει

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: λέγει αὐτῷ Ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ἐάν αὐτόν θέλω μένειν ἕως ἔρχομαι τί πρός σέ Σύ μοί ἀκολούθει)

See how you translated this sentence in [1:43](../01/43.md).