John 21

CHAPTER 21

1Afterward Jesus again showed him to his disciples, at the sea of Tiberias. And he showed him thus.

2There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas, that is said Didymus, and Nathanael, that was of the Cana of Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and twain other of his disciples.

3Simon Peter saith to them, I go to fish. They say to him, And we come with thee. And they went out, and went into a boat. And in that night they took nothing.

4But when the morrow was come, Jesus stood in the brink; nevertheless the disciples knew not, that it was Jesus.

5Therefore Jesus saith to them, Children, whether ye have any supping thing? They answered to him, Nay.

6He said to them, Put [or Send] ye the net into the right half of the rowing, and ye shall find. And they putted [or sent] the net; and then they might not draw it for multitude of fishes.

7Therefore that disciple, whom Jesus loved, said to Peter, It is the Lord. Simon Peter, when he had heard that it is the Lord, girt him with a coat, for he was naked, and went into the sea.

8But the other disciples came by boat, for they were not far from the land, but as a two hundred cubits [or as it were two hundred cubits], drawing the net of fishes.

9And as they came down into the land, they saw coals lying, and fish laid on, and bread.

10Jesus saith to them, Bring ye of the fishes, which ye have taken now.

11Simon Peter went up, and drew the net into the land, full of great fishes, an hundred fifty and three; and when they were so many, the net was not broken.

12Jesus saith to them, Come ye, and eat ye. And no man of them that sat at the meat, durst ask him, Who art thou, witting that it is the Lord.

13And Jesus came, and took bread, and gave to them, and fish also.

14Now this [is the] third time Jesus was showed to his disciples, when he had risen again from death.

15And when they had eaten, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith to him, Feed thou my lambs.

16Again he saith to him, Simon of John, lovest thou me? He saith to him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed thou my lambs.

17He saith to him the third time, Simon of John, lovest thou me? Peter was heavy, [or sorry], for he said to him the third time, Lovest thou me, and he saith to him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith to him, Feed my sheep.

18Truly, truly, I say to thee, when thou were younger, thou girdedest thee, and wanderedest where thou wouldest; but when thou shalt wax older, thou shalt hold forth thine hands, and another shall gird thee, and shall lead thee whither thou wilt not.

19He said this thing, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had said these things, he saith to him, Pursue thou me.

20Peter turned, and saw that disciple pursuing, whom Jesus loved, which also rested in the supper on his breast, and said to him, Lord, who is it, that shall betray thee?

21Therefore when Peter had seen this disciple, he saith to Jesus, Lord, but what this?

22Jesus saith to him, So I will, that he dwell till I come, what to thee? pursue thou me.

23Therefore this word went out among the brethren, that that disciple dieth not. And Jesus said not to him, that he dieth not, but, So I will, that he dwell till I come, what to thee?

24This is that disciple, that beareth witnessing of these things, and wrote them; and we know, that his witness-ing is true.

25And there be also many other things that Jesus did, which if they be written each by itself, I deem that the world itself shall not [be able to] take the books, that be to be written. [Amen.]

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