Johannes 21
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Jesus begegnet den Jüngern am See Genezareth
21 Später zeigte sich Jesus seinen Jüngern noch einmal am See Genezareth[a]. Das geschah so: 2 Simon Petrus, Thomas, der Zwilling genannt wurde, Nathanael aus Kana in Galiläa, die beiden Söhne von Zebedäus und zwei andere Jünger waren dort zusammen. 3 Simon Petrus sagte: »Ich gehe jetzt fischen!« »Wir kommen mit«, meinten die anderen. Sie gingen zum Ufer, stiegen ins Boot und fuhren los. Aber während der ganzen Nacht fingen sie keinen einzigen Fisch.
4 Im Morgengrauen stand Jesus am Ufer. Doch die Jünger erkannten ihn nicht. 5 Jesus rief ihnen zu: »Freunde, habt ihr nicht ein paar Fische zu essen?« »Nein«, antworteten sie. 6 Da forderte er sie auf: »Werft das Netz auf der rechten Seite des Bootes aus, dann werdet ihr einen guten Fang machen!« Sie folgten seinem Rat und fingen so viele Fische, dass sie das Netz nicht mehr einholen konnten.
7 Jetzt sagte der Jünger, den Jesus sehr lieb hatte, zu Petrus: »Das ist der Herr!« Kaum hatte Simon Petrus das gehört, zog er sein Obergewand an, das er während der Arbeit abgelegt hatte, sprang ins Wasser und schwamm an das nahe Ufer. 8 Die anderen Jünger waren noch etwa hundert Meter vom Ufer entfernt. Sie folgten Petrus mit dem Boot und zogen das gefüllte Netz hinter sich her. 9 Als sie aus dem Boot stiegen, sahen sie ein Kohlenfeuer, auf dem Fische brieten. Auch Brot lag bereit.
10 Jesus bat die Jünger: »Bringt ein paar von den Fischen her, die ihr gerade gefangen habt!« 11 Simon Petrus ging zum Boot und zog das Netz an Land. Es war gefüllt mit 153 großen Fischen. Und obwohl es so viele waren, zerriss das Netz nicht.
12 »Kommt her und esst!«, sagte Jesus. Keiner von den Jüngern wagte zu fragen: »Wer bist du?« Aber sie alle wussten: Es ist der Herr. 13 Jesus ging auf sie zu, nahm das Brot und verteilte es an sie, ebenso die Fische.
14 Dies war das dritte Mal, dass Jesus sich seinen Jüngern zeigte, nachdem er von den Toten auferstanden war.
»Liebst du mich?«
15 Nachdem sie an diesem Morgen miteinander gegessen hatten, fragte Jesus Simon: »Simon, Sohn von Johannes, liebst du mich mehr als die anderen hier?« »Ja, Herr«, antwortete ihm Petrus, »du weißt, dass ich dich lieb habe.« »Dann sorge für meine Lämmer«, sagte Jesus.
16 Jesus wiederholte seine Frage: »Simon, Sohn von Johannes, liebst du mich?« »Ja, Herr, du weißt doch, dass ich dich lieb habe«, antwortete Petrus noch einmal. Da sagte Jesus zu ihm: »Dann hüte meine Schafe!«
17 Und ein drittes Mal fragte Jesus: »Simon, Sohn von Johannes, hast du mich wirklich lieb?« Jetzt wurde Petrus traurig, weil Jesus ihm nun zum dritten Mal diese Frage stellte. Deshalb antwortete er: »Herr, du weißt alles. Du weißt doch auch, wie sehr ich dich lieb habe!« Darauf sagte Jesus: »Dann sorge für meine Schafe!
18 Ich sage dir die Wahrheit: Als du jung warst, hast du dir selbst den Gürtel umgebunden und bist gegangen, wohin du wolltest. Im Alter aber wirst du deine Hände ausstrecken; ein anderer wird dir den Gürtel darumbinden und dich dorthin führen, wo du nicht hingehen willst.« 19 Damit deutete Jesus an, durch welchen Tod Petrus einmal Gott ehren würde. Dann forderte Jesus ihn auf: »Folge mir nach!«
20 Petrus wandte sich um und sah hinter ihnen den Jünger, den Jesus sehr lieb hatte. Es war derselbe, der beim letzten Abendessen seinen Platz ganz nah bei Jesus gehabt[b] und ihn gefragt hatte: »Herr, wer von uns wird dich verraten?« 21 Petrus fragte nun: »Herr, was wird denn aus ihm?« 22 Jesus erwiderte: »Wenn ich will, dass er so lange lebt, bis ich wiederkomme, was geht es dich an? Folge du mir nach!«
23 So entstand unter denen, die sich zu Jesus bekannten, das Gerücht: »Dieser Jünger wird nicht sterben.« Aber das hatte Jesus nicht gesagt, sondern: »Wenn ich will, dass er so lange lebt, bis ich wiederkomme, was geht es dich an?«
24 Ebendieser Jünger ist es, der all das bezeugt und hier aufgeschrieben hat. Und wir wissen, dass alles, was er bezeugt, wahr ist.
Schlusswort
25 Noch vieles mehr hat Jesus getan. Aber wollte man das alles eins nach dem anderen aufschreiben – mir scheint, es wäre wohl auf der ganzen Welt nicht genügend Platz für die vielen Bücher, die dann noch geschrieben werden müssten.
John 21
Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus Appears to Seven Followers
21 Later, Jesus appeared again to his followers by Lake Galilee.[a] This is how it happened: 2 Some of the followers were together—Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the two sons of Zebedee, and two other followers. 3 Simon Peter said, “I am going out to fish.”
The other followers said, “We will go with you.” So all of them went out and got into the boat. They fished that night but caught nothing.
4 Early the next morning Jesus stood on the shore. But the followers did not know it was Jesus. 5 Then he said to them, “Friends, have you caught any fish?”
They answered, “No.”
6 He said, “Throw your net into the water on the right side of your boat. You will find some fish there.” So they did this. They caught so many fish that they could not pull the net back into the boat.
7 The follower Jesus loved very much said to Peter, “That man is the Lord!” When Peter heard him say it was the Lord, he wrapped his coat around himself. (He had taken his clothes off to work.) Then he jumped into the water. 8 The other followers went to shore in the boat. They pulled the net full of fish. They were not very far from shore, only about 100 yards.[b] 9 When they stepped out of the boat and onto the shore, they saw a fire of hot coals. There were fish on the fire and some bread there too. 10 Then Jesus said, “Bring some of the fish that you caught.”
11 Simon Peter got into the boat and pulled the net to the shore. It was full of big fish—153 of them! But even with that many fish, the net did not tear. 12 Jesus said to them, “Come and eat.” None of the followers would ask him, “Who are you?” They knew he was the Lord. 13 Jesus walked over to get the bread and gave it to them. He also gave them the fish.
14 This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his followers after he was raised from death.
Jesus Talks to Peter
15 When they finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these other men love me?”
Peter answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”
Then Jesus said to him, “Take care of my lambs.[c]”
16 Again Jesus said to him, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?”
Peter answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”
Then Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”
17 A third time Jesus said, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?”
Peter was sad because Jesus asked him three times, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you!”
Jesus said to him, “Take care of my sheep. 18 The truth is, when you were young, you tied your own belt and went where you wanted. But when you are old, you will put out your hands, and someone else will tie your belt. They will lead you where you don’t want to go.” 19 (Jesus said this to show how Peter would die to give glory to God.) Then he said to Peter, “Follow me!”
20 Peter turned and saw the follower Jesus loved very much walking behind them. (This was the follower who had leaned against Jesus at the supper and said, “Lord, who is it that will hand you over?”) 21 When Peter saw him behind them, he asked Jesus, “Lord, what about him?”
22 Jesus answered, “Maybe I want him to live until I come. That should not matter to you. You follow me!”
23 So a story spread among the followers of Jesus. They were saying that this follower would not die. But Jesus did not say he would not die. He only said, “Maybe I want him to live until I come. That should not matter to you.”
24 That follower is the one who is telling these things. He is the one who has now written them all down. We know that what he says is true.
25 There are many other things that Jesus did. If every one of them were written down, I think the whole world would not be big enough for all the books that would be written.
Footnotes
- John 21:1 Lake Galilee Literally, “Lake of Tiberias,” another name for Lake Galilee. See Jn. 6:1.
- John 21:8 100 yards Literally, “200 cubits.”
- John 21:15 lambs Jesus uses this word and the word “sheep” in verses 16 and 17 to mean his followers, as in Jn. 10.
John 21
King James Version
21 After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.
2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.
3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.
8 And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.
9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.
11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.
14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.
15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdest thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.
20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.
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