⁴² He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of ^[a](A)John; you shall be called ^(B)Cephas” (which is translated ^[b](C)Peter).

The Love Motivation

¹⁵ So when they had ^(A)finished breakfast, Jesus *said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you ^[a](B)love Me more than these?” He *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I ^[b]love You.” He *said to him, “Tend ^(C)My lambs.”

¹⁶ He *said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you ^[a]love Me?” He *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I ^[b]love You.” He *said to him, “^(A)Shepherd My sheep.”

¹⁷ He *said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you ^[a]love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him ^(A)the third time, “Do you ^[b]love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, ^(B)You know all things; You know that I ^[c]love You.” Jesus *said to him, “^(C)Tend My sheep.