John 21:15-19

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

At Breakfast, Jesus Restores Peter. Do You Love Me? Feed My Sheep

¹⁵ Then when they ate-breakfast, Jesus says to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you devotedly-love^[a] Me more than these^[b]?” He says to Him, “Yes, Lord. You know that I affectionately-love You”. He says to him, “Be feeding My lambs”. ¹⁶ He says to him again a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you devotedly-love Me?” He says to Him, “Yes, Lord. You know that I affectionately-love You”. He says to him, “Be shepherding My sheep”. ¹⁷ He says to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you affectionately-love Me?” Peter was grieved because^[c] He said to him the third time, “Do you affectionately-love Me?”. And he says to Him, “Lord, You know all things. You recognize^[d] that I affectionately-love You”. Jesus says to him, “Be feeding My sheep. ¹⁸ Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were younger you were girding^[e] yourself and walking where you were wanting to go. But when you become-old^[f], you will stretch-out your hands and another will gird you and^[g] bring you where you are not wanting to go”. ¹⁹ Now this He said signifying by what kind^[h] of death he will glorify God. And having said this, He says to him, “Be following Me!”