Johannes 21
Het Boek
Petrusʼ liefde voor Jezus
21 Hierna kwam Jezus nog een keer bij zijn leerlingen en dat was bij het meer van Tiberias. Het gebeurde als volgt. 2 Simon Petrus, Thomas, Natanaël uit Kana in Galilea, Jakobus en Johannes en nog twee andere leerlingen waren daar bij elkaar. 3 ‘Ik ga vissen,’ zei Simon Petrus. ‘Wij gaan mee,’ zeiden de anderen. Zij gingen naar het meer en voeren met de boot weg. Maar die hele nacht vingen zij niets. 4 Toen het licht begon te worden, stond Jezus aan de oever van het meer. Maar zijn leerlingen herkenden Hem niet. 5 Jezus riep: ‘Vrienden, hebben jullie iets te eten?’ ‘Nee,’ antwoordden zij. 6 ‘Gooi het net uit aan de rechterkant van de boot,’ riep Hij. ‘Dan hebben jullie meer resultaat.’ Dat deden zij. En zij vingen zoveel vis dat ze het net niet eens aan boord konden krijgen. 7 De leerling die Jezusʼ beste vriend was, zei tegen Petrus: ‘Het is de Here.’ Toen Simon Petrus dat hoorde, deed hij zijn bovenkleed aan, trok het omhoog tussen zijn riem en sprong in het water.
8 De anderen kwamen met de boot en sleepten het volle net mee. Zij waren maar honderd meter van de kant af. 9 Toen zij aan wal stapten, zagen ze een houtskoolvuur met vis erop en brood. 10 ‘Haal eens een paar van de vissen die jullie hebben gevangen,’ zei Jezus. 11 Simon Petrus ging weer aan boord en trok het volle net op de oever. Er zaten honderddrieënvijftig vissen in en toch was het net niet gescheurd.
12 ‘Kom,’ zei Jezus. ‘Laten wij gaan eten.’ Geen van de leerlingen durfde te vragen wie Hij was. Ze begrepen nu wel dat het de Here was. 13 Jezus gaf hun brood en vis. 14 Na zijn terugkeer uit de dood was dit de derde keer dat Jezus aan zijn leerlingen verscheen.
Petrusʼ liefde voor Jezus
15 Toen zij gegeten hadden, vroeg Jezus aan Simon Petrus: ‘Simon, zoon van Johannes, houd je van Mij? Meer dan de anderen?’ ‘Ja, Here. U weet dat ik van U houd,’ zei Petrus. ‘Zorg dan voor mijn lammeren,’ was Jezusʼ antwoord. 16 Jezus vroeg hem voor de tweede keer: ‘Simon, zoon van Johannes, houd je van Mij?’ ‘Ja, Here. U weet toch dat ik van U houd,’ zei Petrus. Jezus zei: ‘Pas dan op mijn schapen.’ 17 Voor de derde keer vroeg Jezus: ‘Simon, zoon van Johannes, houd je van Mij?’ Toen Jezus hem voor de derde keer vroeg of hij van Hem hield, werd Petrus verdrietig. ‘Here,’ zei hij, ‘U weet alles. U weet toch dat ik van U houd!’ ‘Zorg dan voor mijn schapen,’ zei Jezus.
18 ‘Luister, toen je jong was, maakte je je eigen plannen en ging waarheen je wilde. Maar als je ouder wordt, zul je niet meer zo vrij zijn. Anderen zullen plannen voor je maken en je brengen waar je niet wilt.’ 19 Daarmee gaf Hij aan hoe Petrus tot eer van God zou sterven. Jezus zei nog eens nadrukkelijk tegen Petrus dat hij Hem moest volgen. 20 Petrus keek achterom en zag dat ze door de leerling gevolgd werden die Jezusʼ beste vriend was en die zich tijdens de maaltijd naar Jezus toe had gebogen en Hem gevraagd had wie de verrader was. 21 Toen Petrus hem zag, vroeg hij aan Jezus: ‘En wat staat hem te wachten, Here?’ 22 Jezus antwoordde: ‘Als Ik wil dat hij blijft tot Ik terugkom, is dat niet jouw zaak. Het enige wat jij moet doen, is Mij volgen.’ 23 Onder de vrienden van Jezus deed daarna het verhaal de ronde dat die leerling niet zou sterven. Maar Jezus had niet gezegd dat hij niet zou sterven. Hij had alleen gezegd: ‘Als Ik wil dat hij blijft tot Ik terugkom, is dat niet jouw zaak.’
24 En deze leerling is het die dit alles heeft geschreven. Wij weten dat dit verhaal betrouwbaar is. 25 Jezus heeft trouwens nog veel meer gedaan. Maar als dat allemaal opgeschreven zou worden, zou de wereld, denk ik, te klein zijn voor al die boeken.
John 21
Christian Standard Bible
Jesus’s Third Appearance to the Disciples
21 After this, Jesus revealed(A) himself again to his disciples by the Sea of Tiberias.[a](B) He revealed himself in this way:
2 Simon Peter,(C) Thomas(D) (called “Twin”[b]), Nathanael(E) from Cana of Galilee,(F) Zebedee’s(G) sons, and two others of his disciples were together.
3 “I’m going fishing,” Simon Peter said to them.
“We’re coming with you,” they told him. They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.(H)
4 When daybreak came, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not know it was Jesus.(I) 5 “Friends,”[c] Jesus called to them, “you don’t have any fish, do you?”
“No,” they answered.
6 “Cast the net on the right side of the boat,” he told them, “and you’ll find some.” So they did,[d] and they were unable to haul it in because of the large number of fish. 7 The disciple, the one Jesus loved, said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” (J)
When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tied his outer clothing around him (for he had taken it off) and plunged into the sea. 8 Since they were not far from land (about a hundred yards[e](K) away), the other disciples came in the boat,(L) dragging the net full of fish.
9 When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish lying on it, and bread. 10 “Bring some of the fish you’ve just caught,” Jesus told them. 11 So Simon Peter climbed up and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish—153 of them. Even though there were so many, the net was not torn.(M)
12 “Come and have breakfast,” Jesus told them. None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came, took the bread, and gave it to them. He did the same with the fish. 14 This was now the third time(N) Jesus appeared[f](O) to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
Jesus’s Threefold Restoration of Peter
15 When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John,[g] do you love me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to him, “you know that I love you.”
“Feed my lambs,” he told him. 16 A second time he asked him, “Simon, son of John, do you love(P) me?”(Q)
“Yes, Lord,” he said to him, “you know that I love you.”
“Shepherd(R) my sheep,”(S) he told him.
17 He asked him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love(T) me?”
Peter was grieved(U) that he asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know everything;(V) you know that I love you.”
“Feed(W) my sheep,” Jesus said. 18 “Truly I tell you,(X) when you were younger, you would tie your belt and walk wherever you wanted. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will tie you and carry you where you don’t want to go.” 19 He said this to indicate by what kind of death(Y) Peter would glorify God.(Z) After saying this, he told him, “Follow me.”(AA)
Correcting a False Report
20 So Peter turned around and saw the disciple Jesus loved(AB) following them, the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is the one that’s going to betray you?” (AC) 21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about him?”
22 “If I want him to remain until I come,”(AD) Jesus answered, “what is that to you? As for you, follow me.”
23 So this rumor[h] spread to the brothers and sisters(AE) that this disciple would not die.(AF) Yet Jesus did not tell him that he would not die, but, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?”
Epilogue
24 This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.
25 And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which, if every one of them were written down, I suppose not even the world itself could contain the books[i] that would be written.(AG)
John 21
King James Version
21 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 girdest 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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