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“Why can I not follow thee even now?” (dia ti ou dunamai soi akolouthein arti). The use of arti (right now, this minute) instead of nun (at this time, Joh 13:36) illustrates the impatience of Peter.
I will lay down my life for thee (ten psuchēn mou huper sou thēsō). Future active indicative of tithēmi. Peter, like the rest, had not yet grasped the idea of the death of Christ, but, like Thomas (Joh 11:16), he is not afraid of danger. He had heard Christ’s words about the good shepherd (Joh 10:11) and knew that such loyalty was the mark of a good disciple.