Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Turning about (epistrafeiv). Second aorist passive participle of epistrefw, old verb, here a sudden turning round (ingressive aorist). For the simplex verb strefw see John 20:14, John 20:16.
Following (akolouqounta). Following both Jesus and Peter, perhaps having heard the graphic dialogue above.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 21:20:
John 13:23
John 13:24
John 21:24
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