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John 21

21
Jesus Appears at the Sea of Galilee
1After these things, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. This is how he revealed himself: 2Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two of his other disciples were together. 3Simon Peter said to them, “I’m going fishing.”
They told him, “We are also coming with you.” They immediately went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. 4When it was early in the morning, Jesus stood on the beach, but the disciples didn’t realize that it was Jesus. 5So Jesus said to them, “Children, do y’all have anything to eat?”
They answered him, “No.”
6He said to them, “Cast y’all’s net on the right side of the boat, and y’all will find some.”
So they cast the net, but then they were unable to haul it in because of the multitude of fish. 7Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!”
When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he wrapped his coat around himself (for he was naked) and threw himself into the sea. 8But the other disciples came in the little boat for they were not far from the land, only about one hundred yards, dragging the net full of fish. 9When they got out on the land, they saw a fire of coals with fish laid on it, and bread. 10Jesus said to them, “Y’all bring some of the fish that y’all just caught.”
11Simon Peter went up and drew the net to land. It was full of one hundred fifty-three huge fish, but even though there were so many, the net wasn’t torn.
12Jesus said to them, “Y’all come and have breakfast!”
None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” because they that it was the Lord.
13Then Jesus came, took the bread, and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. 14This was now the third time that Jesus revealed himself to his disciples after he had risen from the dead.
Jesus Restores Peter in Love
15So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?”
He said to him, “Yes, Lord. You know that I have affection for you.”
He said to him, “Take care of my lambs.” 16He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?”
He said to him, “Yes, Lord. You know that I have affection for you.”
He said to him, “Shepherd my sheep.” 17He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?”
Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time, “Do you have affection for me?” He said to him, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you.”
Jesus said to him, “Take care of my sheep. 18Very truly I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted to. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you don’t want to go.”
19Now he said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”
Peter and the Disciple Jesus Loved
20Then Peter turned around and saw a disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, following them. (This was the one who had also leaned against Jesus’s chest at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”) 21When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about him?”
22Jesus said to him, “If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you? You must follow me.” 23So the saying went out among the siblings that this disciple wouldn’t die. Yet Jesus didn’t say to him that he wouldn’t die, only that, “If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you?”
24This is the disciple who testifies about these things and wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true. 25There are also many other things that Jesus did, and if they were all written down, I suppose that even the world itself wouldn’t have room for the books that would be written.

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