John 21:15 - Acts 1:11

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Jesus Reinstates Peter

¹⁵ When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”

“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”^(A)

Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”^(B)

¹⁶ Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”

He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”^(C)

¹⁷ The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”

Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?”^(D) He said, “Lord, you know all things;^(E) you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.^{(F) 18} Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” ¹⁹ Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death^(G) by which Peter would glorify God.^(H) Then he said to him, “Follow me!”^(I)

²⁰ Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved^(J) was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”)^{(K) 21} When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”

²² Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return,^(L) what is that to you? You must follow me.”^{(M) 23} Because of this, the rumor spread among the believers^(N) that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?”

²⁴ This is the disciple who testifies to these things^(O) and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.^(P)

²⁵ Jesus did many other things as well.^(Q) If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.

Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven

1 In my former book,^(R) Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach^{(S) 2} until the day he was taken up to heaven,^(T) after giving instructions^(U) through the Holy Spirit to the apostles^(V) he had chosen.^{(W) 3} After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them^(X) over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.^{(Y) 4} On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait^(Z) for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.^{(AA) 5} For John baptized with^[a] water,^(AB) but in a few days you will be baptized with^[b] the Holy Spirit.”^(AC)

⁶ Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore^(AD) the kingdom to Israel?”

⁷ He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.^{(AE) 8} But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you;^(AF) and you will be my witnesses^(AG) in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,^(AH) and to the ends of the earth.”^(AI)

⁹ After he said this, he was taken up^(AJ) before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.

¹⁰ They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white^(AK) stood beside them. ¹¹ “Men of Galilee,”^(AL) they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back^(AM) in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”