John 21

John, Chapter 21

After this, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias.

Now this is how he did so.

Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael, who was from Cana in Galilee,

the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples of his were together.

Simon Peter told them,

We'll go with you, they replied.

They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

When it was already very early morning, Jesus stood on the beach,

but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

So Jesus said to them,

Children, you don't have any fish, do you?

And they replied,

No.

He told them,

Throw your net on the right side of the boat.

You'll find some.

So they threw the net and were not able to pull it in because of the large number of fish.

Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter,

It is the Lord.

So Simon Peter, when he heard that it was the Lord,

tucked in his outer garment, for he had nothing on underneath it,

and plunged into the sea.

Meanwhile, the other disciples came with the boat,

dragging the net full of fish,

for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.

When they got out on the beach,

they saw a charcoal fire ready with a fish placed on it and bread.

Jesus said,

Bring some of the fish you have just now caught.

So Simon Peter went aboard and pulled the net to shore.

It was already full of large fish, 153.

But although there were so many, the net was not torn.

Come, have breakfast, Jesus said.

But none of the disciples dared to ask him,

Who are you?

Because they knew it was the Lord.

Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them,

and did the same with the fish.

Now this was the third time Jesus was revealed to the disciples

after he was raised from the dead.

Then, when they had finished breakfast,

Jesus said to Simon Peter,

Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these do?

He replied, Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.

Jesus said, Feed my lambs.

Jesus said a second time,

Simon, son of John, do you love me?

He replied, Yes, Lord, you know I love you.

Jesus told him, Shepherd my sheep.

Jesus said a third time,

Simon, son of John,

Simon, son of John, do you love me?

Peter was distressed that the Lord asked him a third time,

Do you love me?

And said, Lord, you know everything.

You know that I love you.

Jesus replied, Feed my sheep.

I tell you the solemn truth.

When you were young, you tied your clothes around you

and went wherever you wanted.

But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands

and others will tie you up

and bring you where you do not want to go.

Now, Jesus said this to indicate clearly

by what kind of death Peter was going to glorify God.

After he said this, Jesus told Peter,

Follow me.

Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them.

This was the disciple who had leaned back against Jesus' chest at the meal

and asked, Lord, who is the one who is going to betray you?

So when Peter saw him, he asked Jesus,

Lord, what about him?

Jesus replied,

So the saying circulated among the brothers and sisters

that this disciple was not going to die.

But Jesus did not say to him that he was not going to die,

but rather,

This is the disciple who testifies about these things

and has written these things.

And we know that his testimony,

his testimony is true.

There are many other things that Jesus did.

If every one of them were written down,

I suppose the whole world would not have room

for the books that would be written.

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