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John
Chapter 21 (Revised Standard Version)
John 21
1 After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea
of Tibe'ri-as; and he revealed himself in this way.
2 Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathan'a-el of Cana in
Galilee, the sons of Zeb'edee, and two others of his disciples were
together.
3 Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said
to him, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the
boat; but that night they caught nothing.
4 Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the
disciples did not know that it was Jesus.
5 Jesus said to them, "Children, have you any fish?" They
answered him, "No."
6 He said to them, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat,
and you will find some." So they cast it, and now they were not able
to haul it in, for the quantity of fish.
7 That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the
Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his
clothes, for he was stripped for work, and sprang into the sea.
8 But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of
fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off.
9 When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire there, with
fish lying on it, and bread.
10 Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish that you have
just caught."
11 So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of
large fish, a hundred and fifty-three of them; and although there were so
many, the net was not torn.
12 Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." Now none
of the disciples dared ask him, "Who are you?" They knew it was
the Lord.
13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the
fish.
14 This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the
disciples after he was raised from the dead.
15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter,
"Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to
him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him,
"Feed my lambs."
16 A second time he said to him, "Simon, son of John, do you
love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love
you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep."
17 He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you
love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time,
"Do you love me?" And he said to him, "Lord, you know
everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed
my sheep.
18 Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you girded
yourself and walked where you would; but when you are old, you will
stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you
do not wish to go."
19 (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And
after this he said to him, "Follow me."
20 Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved,
who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said, "Lord,
who is it that is going to betray you?"
21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, "Lord, what about this
man?"
22 Jesus said to him, "If it is my will that he remain until I
come, what is that to you? Follow me!"
23 The saying spread abroad among the brethren that this disciple was
not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but,
"If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to
you?"
24 This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things, and
who has written these things; and we know that his testimony is true.
25 But there are also many other things which Jesus did; were every
one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not
contain the books that would be written.
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