John 21:15

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John 21:15 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

¹⁵When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John,^[a] do you love^[b] Me more than these?”

“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”

“Feed My lambs,” He told him.

John 21:15 Other mss read Simon, son of Jonah; Mt 16:17; Jn 1:42
John 21:15 Two synonyms are translated love in this conversation: agapao, the first 2 times by Jesus (vv. 15-16); and phileo, the last time by Jesus (v. 17) and all 3 times by Peter (vv. 15-17). Peter’s threefold confession of love for Jesus corresponds to his earlier threefold denial of Jesus; Jn 18:15-18,25-27.