Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young - embracing the whole period of life to the verge of old age.
Thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst where thou wouldest - in other words, 'thou wast thine own master:'
But when thou shalt be old [or 'art grown old' [ geerasees (G1095 )], thou shalt stretch forth thy hands
- to be bound for execution, though not necessarily meaning on a cross. There is no reason, however, to doubt the very early tradition, that Peter's death was by crucifixion.