Introduction to Doctrine 3 - Double Verilies

"Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdest 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." (John 21:18)

Twenty-five times in the Gospel of John, Jesus uses the expression Verily, verily to introduce a concept the hearer might have difficulty believing. This intensive expression emphasized that what was stated was true just as God is true. In the Old Testament, a person who might be doubted would use such an expression to insist that he was telling the truth (Num. 5:22)
Illustration: In the New Testament, Peter confessed that he found some of Paul's epistles hard to understand; nevertheless he accepted them with the other Scriptures (2 Pet. 3:15, 16).
Application: When a Christian approaches his Bible, he should do so with a commitment to believe the whole Word of God and not just part of it.