John 21
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21 The next time the disciples saw Jesus was at the Sea of Tiberias [Galilee]. This is how Jesus showed himself to them.
2 Some of the disciples were in one place. They were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples of Jesus.
3 Simon Peter said to the others, `I am going fishing.' The others said, `We are going with you also.' They went out in a boat right away. That night they caught nothing.
4 Early in the morning, Jesus was standing there by the sea. The disciples did not know it was Jesus.
5 He said to them, `My children, did you catch any fish?' They answered, `No.'
6 He said to them, `Throw out your net on the right side of the boat, then you will catch some.' They threw out their net and caught many fish, so that they were not able to bring in the net.
7 That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, `It is the Lord!' As soon as Simon Peter heard it was the Lord, he put on his coat and his belt. He had taken off some clothes to work. Then he jumped into the water.
8 The other disciples came in a small boat. They were pulling the net. It was full of fish. They were not far from the land, only about a hundred yards.
9 When they came to the land, they saw a small fire. Fish and some bread lay on the fire.
10 Jesus said to them, `Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.'
11 Simon Peter went to the boat. He pulled the net to land. It was full of big fish. There were a hundred and fifty three fish. But even with so many fish the net did not break.
12 Jesus said to them, `Come and eat.' The disciples were all afraid to ask him, `Who are you?' They knew it was the Lord.
13 Jesus came. He took bread and gave it to them. Then he took fish and gave it to them.
14 This was the third time that Jesus showed himself to the disciples after he had risen from death.
15 After they had eaten, Jesus said to Simon Peter, `Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?' He said, `Yes, Lord. You know that I like you. I am your friend.' Jesus said to him, `Feed my lambs.'
16 He asked him the second time, `Simon, son of John, do you love me?' Peter said, `Yes, Lord. You know that I like you. I am your friend.' Jesus said to him, `Take care of my sheep.'
17 Then he asked Peter the third time, `Simon son of John, do you like me?' Peter was sad because of the way Jesus asked him the third time. So he answered him, `Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you as a close friend' Jesus said to him, `Feed my sheep.
18 I tell you the truth. When you were young, you put on your own belt. You went where you wanted to go. But when you are old, you will put out your hands. Others will put your belt on for you. They will take you where you do not want to go.'
19 Jesus said this to show how Peter would die and make God's name great. When he had finished saying this, he said to him, `Come and follow me!'
20 Peter turned around. The disciple whom Jesus loved was coming with Jesus also. He was the one who was at Jesus' right side at the supper table. He had said to Jesus, `Lord, who will give you over to people who hate you?'
21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, `Lord, what about this man?'
22 Jesus said to him, `If I want him to wait till I come, what is that to you? I want you to come and follow me.'
23 So the report went around among the brothers that that disciple would not die. Jesus had not said to him, `You will not die.' But he had said, `If I want him to wait till I come, what is that to you?'
24 The same disciple said these things and wrote them. We know what he said is true.
25 Jesus did many other things also. If every one were written down, I think that the world would be too small to hold all the books that would need to be written. Yes, it is so!
John 21
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Jesus Appears to His Disciples Again
21 Later, by the Sea of Tiberias, Yeshua showed himself again to the disciples. This is what happened. 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, and two other disciples of Yeshua were together. 3 Simon Peter said to the others, “I’m going fishing.”
They told him, “We’re going with you.”
They went out in a boat but didn’t catch a thing that night. 4 As the sun was rising, Yeshua stood on the shore. The disciples didn’t realize that it was Yeshua.
5 Yeshua asked them, “Friends, haven’t you caught any fish?”
They answered him, “No, we haven’t.”
6 He told them, “Throw the net out on the right side of the boat, and you’ll catch some.” So they threw the net out and were unable to pull it in because so many fish were in it.
7 The disciple whom Yeshua loved said to Peter, “It’s the Lord.” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put back on the clothes that he had taken off and jumped into the sea. 8 The other disciples came with the boat and dragged the net full of fish. They weren’t far from the shore, only about 100 yards.
9 When they went ashore, they saw a fire with a fish lying on the coals, and they saw a loaf of bread.
10 Yeshua told them, “Bring some of the fish you’ve just caught.” 11 Simon Peter got into the boat and pulled the net ashore. Though the net was filled with 153 large fish, it was not torn.
12 Yeshua told them, “Come, have breakfast.” None of the disciples dared to ask him who he was. They knew he was the Lord. 13 Yeshua took the bread, gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.
14 This was the third time that Yeshua showed himself to the disciples after he had come back to life.
Jesus Speaks with Peter
15 After they had eaten breakfast, Yeshua asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than the other disciples do?”
Peter answered him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”
Yeshua told him, “Feed my lambs.”
16 Yeshua asked him again, a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?”
Peter answered him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”
Yeshua told him, “Take care of my sheep.”
17 Yeshua asked him a third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?”
Peter felt sad because Yeshua had asked him a third time, “Do you love me?” So Peter said to him, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you.”
Yeshua told him, “Feed my sheep. 18 I can guarantee this truth: When you were young, you would get ready to go where you wanted. But when you’re old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will get you ready to take you where you don’t want to go.” 19 Yeshua said this to show by what kind of death Peter would bring glory to God. After saying this, Yeshua told Peter, “Follow me!”
20 Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Yeshua loved. That disciple was following them. He was the one who leaned against Yeshua’s chest at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is going to betray you?” 21 When Peter saw him, he asked Yeshua, “Lord, what about him?”
22 Yeshua said to Peter, “If I want him to live until I come again, how does that concern you? Follow me!” 23 So a rumor that that disciple wouldn’t die spread among Yeshua’s followers. But Yeshua didn’t say that he wouldn’t die. What Yeshua said was, “If I want him to live until I come again, how does that concern you?”
24 This disciple was an eyewitness of these things and wrote them down. We know that what he says is true.
25 Yeshua also did many other things. If every one of them were written down, I suppose the world wouldn’t have enough room for the books that would be written.
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