John 21
New King James Version
Breakfast by the Sea
21 After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the (A)Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: 2 Simon Peter, (B)Thomas called the Twin, (C)Nathanael of (D)Cana in Galilee, (E)the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.”
They said to him, “We are going with you also.” They went out and [a]immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing. 4 But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples (F)did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Then (G)Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any food?”
They answered Him, “No.”
6 And He said to them, (H)“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 draw it in because of the multitude of fish.
7 Therefore (I)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 plunged into the sea. 8 But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits), dragging the net with fish. 9 Then, as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread. 10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.”
11 Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken. 12 Jesus said to them, (J)“Come and eat breakfast.” Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?”—knowing that it was the Lord. 13 Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish.
14 This is now (K)the third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead.
Jesus Restores Peter
15 So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of [b]Jonah, do you love Me more than these?”
He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I [c]love You.”
He said to him, (L)“Feed My lambs.”
16 He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of [d]Jonah, do you love Me?”
He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I [e]love You.”
(M)He said to him, “Tend My (N)sheep.”
17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of [f]Jonah, do you [g]love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?”
And he said to Him, “Lord, (O)You know all things; You know that I love You.”
Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. 18 (P)Most assuredly, 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.” 19 This He spoke, signifying (Q)by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, (R)“Follow Me.”
The Beloved Disciple and His Book
20 Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple (S)whom Jesus loved following, (T)who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, “Lord, who is the one who betrays You?” 21 Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, “But Lord, what about this man?”
22 Jesus said to him, “If I [h]will that he remain (U)till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.”
23 Then this saying went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you?”
24 This is the disciple who (V)testifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true.
25 (W)And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, (X)I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.
Footnotes
- John 21:3 NU omits immediately
- John 21:15 NU John
- John 21:15 have affection for
- John 21:16 NU John
- John 21:16 have affection for
- John 21:17 NU John
- John 21:17 have affection for
- John 21:22 desire
Giovanni 21
La Nuova Diodati
21 Dopo queste cose, Gesú si fece vedere di nuovo dai discepoli presso il mare di Tiberiade; e si fece vedere in questa maniera.
2 Simon Pietro, Tommaso detto Didimo, Natanaele da Cana di Galilea, i figli di Zebedeo e due altri dei suoi discepoli erano insieme.
3 Simon Pietro disse loro: «Io vado a pescare». Essi gli dissero: «Veniamo anche noi con te». Cosí uscirono e salirono subito sulla barca; ma quella notte non presero nulla.
4 Al mattino presto, Gesú si presentò sulla riva, i discepoli tuttavia non si resero conto che era Gesú.
5 E Gesú disse loro: «Figlioli, avete qualcosa da mangiare?». Essi gli risposero: «No!».
6 Ed egli disse loro: «Gettate la rete dal lato destro della barca e ne troverete». Essi dunque la gettarono e non potevano piú tirarla su per la quantità di pesci.
7 Allora il discepolo che Gesú amava disse a Pietro: «E il Signore». Simon Pietro, udito che era il Signore, si cinse con la veste (perché era nudo) e si gettò in mare.
8 Gli altri discepoli invece andarono con la barca (non erano infatti molto lontani da terra, solo circa duecento cubiti), trascinando la rete piena di pesci.
9 Come dunque furono scesi a terra, videro della brace con sopra del pesce e del pane.
10 Gesú disse loro: «Portate qua dei pesci che avete presi ora».
11 Simon Pietro risalí in barca e tirò a terra le rete, piena di centocinquantatré grossi pesci; e benché ve ne fossero tanti, la rete non si strappò.
12 Gesú disse loro: «Venite a far colazione». Or nessuno dei discepoli ardiva chiedergli: «Chi sei?», sapendo che era il Signore.
13 Allora Gesú venne, prese del pane e ne diede loro; e cosí pure del pesce.
14 Ora questa fu la terza volta che Gesú si fece vedere dai suoi discepoli, dopo essere risuscitato dai morti.
15 Dopo che ebbero mangiato, Gesú disse a Simon Pietro: «Simone di Giona mi ami tu piú di costoro?». Gli rispose «Certo Signore, tu lo sai che io ti amo». Gesú gli disse: «Pasci i miei agnelli».
16 Gli chiese di nuovo una seconda volta: «Simone di Giona, mi ami tu?». Gli rispose: «Certo Signore, tu lo sai che io ti amo». Gesú gli disse: «Abbi cura delle mie pecore».
17 Gli chiese per la terza volta: «Simone di Giona, mi ami tu?». Pietro si rattristò che per la terza volta gli avesse chiesto: «Mi ami tu?», e gli rispose: «Signore, tu sai ogni cosa, tu sai che io ti amo». Gesú gli disse: «Pasci le mie pecore.
18 In verità, in verità ti dico che, quando eri giovane, ti cingevi da te e andavi dove volevi, ma quando sarai vecchio, stenderai le tue mani e un altro ti cingerà e ti condurrà là dove tu non vorresti».
19 Or disse questo per indicare con quale morte egli avrebbe glorificato Dio. E detto questo, gli disse: «Seguimi»,
20 Or Pietro voltatosi, vide che li seguiva il discepolo che Gesú amava, quello che durante la cena si era anche posato sul petto di Gesú e aveva chiesto: «Signore, chi è colui che ti tradisce?».
21 Al vederlo, Pietro disse a Gesú: «Signore, e di costui che ne sarà?».
22 Gesú gli rispose: «Se voglio che lui rimanga finché io venga, che te ne importa? Tu seguimi!».
23 Si sparse allora la voce tra i fratelli che quel discepolo non sarebbe morto; ma Gesú non aveva detto a Pietro che egli non sarebbe morto, ma: «Se io voglio che lui rimanga finché io venga, che te ne importa?».
24 Questo è il discepolo che rende testimonianza di queste cose e che ha scritto queste cose; e noi sappiamo che la sua testimonianza è verace.
25 Or vi sono ancora molte altre cose che Gesù fece, che se fossero scritte ad una ad una, io penso che non basterebbe il mondo intero a contenere i libri che si potrebbero scrivere. Amen.
John 21
English Standard Version
Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples
21 After this Jesus (A)revealed himself (B)again to the disciples by (C)the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. 2 Simon Peter, (D)Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of (E)Cana in Galilee, (F)the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. 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 (G)that night they caught nothing.
4 Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples (H)did not know that it was Jesus. 5 (I)Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.” 6 (J)He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. 7 That disciple (K)whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, (L)he put on his outer garment, for he was (M)stripped for work, and (N)threw himself into the sea. 8 The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards[a] off.
9 When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread. 10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” 11 So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn. 12 Jesus said to them, (O)“Come and (P)have breakfast.” Now (Q)none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came and (R)took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. 14 (S)This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
Jesus and Peter
15 When they had (T)finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, (U)“Simon, (V)son of John, (W)do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed (X)my lambs.” 16 He said to him 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, (Y)“Tend (Z)my sheep.” 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him (AA)the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, (AB)you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed (AC)my sheep. 18 (AD)Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, (AE)you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.” 19 (This he said to show (AF)by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, (AG)“Follow me.”
Jesus and the Beloved Apostle
20 Peter turned and saw (AH)the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, (AI)the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” 21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” 22 Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain (AJ)until (AK)I come, what is that to you? (AL)You follow me!” 23 So the saying spread abroad among (AM)the brothers[b] that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?”
24 This is the disciple (AN)who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and (AO)we know (AP)that his testimony is true.
25 Now (AQ)there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that (AR)the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.
Footnotes
- John 21:8 Greek two hundred cubits; a cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
- John 21:23 Or brothers and sisters
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