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John 21:23

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23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?

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Arcana Coelestia #3291

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3291. 'And she went to inquire of Jehovah' means a state of communication. This is clear from the meaning of 'inquiring' as communicating when said of the Lord. Actually it was Jehovah within Himself who was being inquired of. In the historical sense however that communication is expressed as 'praying', 3285, and the state of communication as 'inquiring'.

  
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