Common - John - 21

21:1  After this Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way he showed himself:

21:2  Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.

21:3  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.

21:4  But early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

21:5  Jesus said to them, "Children, have you any fish?" They answered him, "No."

21:6  He said to them, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they cast, and now they were not able to haul it in because of the great number of fish.

21:7  Then that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and threw himself into the sea.

21:8  But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, but about a hundred yards off.

21:9  When they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, with fish lying on it, and bread.

21:10  Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish you have just caught."

21:11  Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not torn.

21:12  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.

21:13  Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.

21:14  This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.

21:15  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."

21:16  He said to him again a second time, "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."

21:17  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 all things; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.

21:18  Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; 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."

21:19  This he said to show by what death he would glorify God. And after this he said to him, "Follow me."

21:20  Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had leaned on his breast at the supper and had said, "Lord, who is the one who is going to betray you?"

21:21  When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, "Lord, what about this man?"

21:22  Jesus said to him, "If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me."

21:23  Then the saying spread among the brethren that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, "If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?"

21:24  This is the disciple who testifies to these things, and who wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true.

21:25  But there are also many other things which Jesus did. If every one of them were to be written, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.