JOHN -- CHAPTER 21
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1 After these things Jesus shewed himself again
to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he
himself.
2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas
called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of
Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.
3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing.
They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered
into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus
stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye
any meat? They answered him, No.
6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the
right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they
were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith
unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the
Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,)
and did cast himself into the sea.
8 And the other disciples came in a little ship;
(for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,)
dragging the net with fishes.
9 As soon then as they were come to land, they
saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish
which ye have now caught.
11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to
land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there
were so many, yet was not the net broken.
12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine.
And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it
was the Lord.
13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and
giveth them, and fish likewise.
14 This is now the third time that Jesus
shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the
dead.
15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith
to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than
these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He
saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
16 He saith to him again the second time,
Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord;
thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon,
son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said
unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou
knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him,
Feed my sheep.
18 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.
19 This spake he, signifying by what death he
should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow
me.
20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple
whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper,
and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and
what shall this man do?
22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry
till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
23 Then went this saying abroad among the
brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He
shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to
thee?
24 This is the disciple which testifieth of
these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is
true.
25 And there are also many other things which
Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that
even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written.
Amen.
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