John 21:7-25

New American Standard Bible

^7 (A)Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved *said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he was stripped for work), and threw himself into the sea. ⁸ But the other disciples came in the little boat, for they were not far from the land, but about ^[a]two hundred cubits away, dragging the net full of fish.

⁹ So when they got out on the land, they *saw a charcoal ^(B)fire already ^[b]made and ^(C)fish placed on it, and bread. ¹⁰ Jesus *said to them, “Bring some of the ^(D)fish which you have now caught.” ¹¹ So Simon Peter went up and hauled the net to land, full of large fish, 153; and although there were so many, the net was not torn.

Jesus Provides

¹² Jesus *said to them, “Come and have ^(E)breakfast.” None of the disciples ventured to inquire of Him, “Who are You?” knowing that it was the Lord. ¹³ Jesus *came and *took ^(F)the bread and *gave it to them, and the ^(G)fish likewise. ¹⁴ This was now the ^(H)third time that Jesus revealed Himself to the disciples, after He was raised from the dead.

The Love Question

¹⁵ Now when they had ^(I)finished breakfast, Jesus *said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you ^[c](J)love Me more than these?” He *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I ^[d]love You.” He *said to him, “Tend ^(K)My lambs.” ¹⁶ He *said to him again, a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you ^[e]love Me?” He *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I ^[f]love You.” He *said to him, “^(L)Shepherd My sheep.” ¹⁷ He *said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you ^[g]love Me?” Peter was ^[h]hurt because He said to him ^(M)the third time, “Do you ^[i]love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, ^(N)You know all things; You know that I ^[j]love You.” Jesus *said to him, “^(O)Tend My sheep.

Our Times Are in His Hand

¹⁸ Truly, truly I tell you, when you were younger, you used to put on your belt and walk wherever you wanted; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will put your belt on you, and bring you where you do not want to go.” ¹⁹ Now He said this, ^(P)indicating by ^(Q)what kind of death he would glorify God. And when He had said this, He *said to him, “^(R)Follow Me!”

²⁰ Peter turned around and *saw the ^(S)disciple whom Jesus loved following them—the one who also had ^(T)leaned back on His chest at the supper and said, “Lord, who is the one who is betraying You?” ²¹ So Peter, upon seeing him, *said to Jesus, “Lord, and what about this man?” ²² Jesus *said to him, “If I want him to remain ^(U)until I come, what is that to you? You ^(V)follow Me!” ²³ Therefore this ^[k]account went out among ^(W)the brothers, that that disciple would not die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain ^(X)until I come, what is that to you?”

²⁴ This is the disciple who ^(Y)is testifying about these things and wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true.

²⁵ But there are also ^(Z)many other things which Jesus did, which, if they were written in detail, I expect that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written.