John 21
Amplified Bible
Jesus Appears at the Sea of Galilee
21 After this Jesus revealed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias (Galilee). And He did it in this way: 2 Simon Peter, and Thomas who is called Didymus (the twin), and Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, as well as [John and James] the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said, “And we are coming with you.” So they went out and got into the boat; and [a]that night they caught nothing.
4 As morning was breaking, Jesus [came and] stood on the beach; however, the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 So Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish [to eat along with your bread]?” They answered, “No.” 6 And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat (starboard) and you will find some.” So they cast [the net], and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great catch of fish. 7 Then that disciple (John) whom Jesus loved (esteemed) said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer tunic (for he was stripped for work) and threw himself into the sea [and swam ashore]. 8 But the other disciples came in the small boat, for they were not far from shore, only about a hundred yards away, dragging the net full of fish.
9 So when they got out on the beach, they saw a charcoal fire set up and fish on it cooking, and bread. 10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.” 11 So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net to land, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three [of them]; and although there were so many, the net was not torn.
Jesus Provides
12 Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples dared to ask Him, “Who are You?” They knew [without any doubt] that it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish. 14 This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples, after He had risen from the dead.
The Love Motivation
15 So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these [others do—with total commitment and devotion]?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I [b]love You [with a deep, personal affection, as for a close friend].” Jesus said to him, “Feed My lambs.” 16 Again He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me [with total commitment and devotion]?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You [with a deep, personal affection, as for a close friend].” Jesus said to him, “Shepherd My sheep.” 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me [with a deep, personal affection for Me, as for a close friend]?” Peter was grieved that He asked him the third time, “Do you [really] [c]love Me [with a deep, personal affection, as for a close friend]?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know everything; You know that I love You [with a deep, personal affection, as for a close friend].” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.
Our Times Are in His Hand
18 I assure you and most solemnly say to you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and walked wherever you wished; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and arms, and someone else will dress you, and carry you where you do not wish to go.” 19 Now He said this to indicate the [d]kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. And after saying this, He said to him, “Follow Me [walk the same path of life that I have walked]!”
20 Peter turned and saw the [e]disciple whom Jesus loved following them; the one who also had leaned back on His chest at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray You?” 21 So when Peter saw him, he asked Jesus, “Lord, and what about this [f]man [what is in his future]?” 22 Jesus said to him, “If I want him to stay alive until I come [again], what is that to you? You follow Me!” 23 So this word went out among the brothers that this disciple (John) was not going to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not going to die, but only, “If I want him to stay alive until I come [again], what is that to you?”
24 This is the same [g]disciple who is testifying to these things and has recorded them; and we know [without any doubt] that his testimony is true.
25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were recorded [h]one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.
Footnotes
- John 21:3 Fishing at night was commonplace and normally productive.
- John 21:15 As indicated by the amplifications, Peter uses a different Greek word for love (phileo) than Jesus does (agapao) in His first two questions to Peter (see note v 17).
- John 21:17 This time Jesus uses the same word for love that Peter previously used twice (phileo).
- John 21:19 Peter ministered some thirty years after the resurrection of Jesus. He was martyred in Rome by Emperor Nero in about a.d. 67. The Roman historian, Eusebius said that Peter was crucified upside down at his own request.
- John 21:20 John the Apostle. The mothers of Jesus and John, Mary and Salome, were related as sisters.
- John 21:21 It is believed that John was the only apostle to die of natural causes. He lived to the age of ninety-four and died in about a.d. 100.
- John 21:24 John the Apostle, author of this Gospel.
- John 21:25 Or in detail.
約翰福音 21
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耶穌在提比哩亞海邊顯現
21 這些事以後，耶穌在提比哩亞海邊又向門徒顯現。他怎樣顯現記在下面。 2 有西門彼得和稱為低土馬的多馬，並加利利的迦拿人拿但業，還有西庇太的兩個兒子，又有兩個門徒，都在一處。 3 西門彼得對他們說：「我打魚去。」他們說：「我們也和你同去。」他們就出去，上了船，那一夜並沒有打著什麼。
得滿網魚
4 天將亮的時候，耶穌站在岸上，門徒卻不知道是耶穌。 5 耶穌就對他們說：「小子，你們有吃的沒有？」他們回答說：「沒有。」 6 耶穌說：「你們把網撒在船的右邊，就必得著。」他們便撒下網去，竟拉不上來了，因為魚甚多。 7 耶穌所愛的那門徒對彼得說：「是主！」那時西門彼得赤著身子，一聽見是主，就束上一件外衣，跳在海裡。 8 其餘的門徒離岸不遠，約有二百肘[a]，就在小船上把那網魚拉過來。 9 他們上了岸，就看見那裡有炭火，上面有魚又有餅。 10 耶穌對他們說：「把剛才打的魚拿幾條來。」 11 西門彼得就去[b]，把網拉到岸上。那網滿了大魚，共一百五十三條。魚雖這樣多，網卻沒有破。 12 耶穌說：「你們來吃早飯。」門徒中沒有一個敢問他「你是誰？」，因為知道是主。 13 耶穌就來拿餅和魚給他們。 14 耶穌從死裡復活以後向門徒顯現，這是第三次。
查彼得愛主之心
15 他們吃完了早飯，耶穌對西門彼得說：「約翰[c]的兒子西門，你愛我比這些更深嗎？」彼得說：「主啊，是的，你知道我愛你。」耶穌對他說：「你餵養我的小羊。」 16 耶穌第二次又對他說：「約翰的兒子西門，你愛我嗎？」彼得說：「主啊，是的，你知道我愛你。」耶穌說：「你牧養我的羊。」 17 第三次對他說：「約翰的兒子西門，你愛我嗎？」彼得因為耶穌第三次對他說「你愛我嗎」，就憂愁，對耶穌說：「主啊，你是無所不知的，你知道我愛你。」耶穌說：「你餵養我的羊。 18 我實實在在地告訴你：你年少的時候，自己束上帶子，隨意往來；但年老的時候，你要伸出手來，別人要把你束上，帶你到不願意的地方。」 19 耶穌說這話，是指著彼得要怎樣死榮耀神。說了這話，就對他說：「你跟從我吧！」 20 彼得轉過來，看見耶穌所愛的那門徒跟著，就是在晚飯的時候靠著耶穌胸膛，說「主啊，賣你的是誰」的那門徒。 21 彼得看見他，就問耶穌說：「主啊，這人將來如何？」 22 耶穌對他說：「我若要他等到我來的時候，與你何干？你跟從我吧！」 23 於是這話傳在弟兄中間，說那門徒不死。其實耶穌不是說他不死，乃是說：「我若要他等到我來的時候，與你何干？」
24 為這些事作見證，並且記載這些事的，就是這門徒。我們也知道他的見證是真的。
25 耶穌所行的事還有許多，若是一一地都寫出來，我想，所寫的書就是世界也容不下了。
Footnotes
- 約翰福音 21:8 古代以肘為尺，一肘約有今時尺半。
- 約翰福音 21:11 或作：上船。
- 約翰福音 21:15 「約翰」在《馬太》16章17節稱「約拿」。
Johannes 21
Schlachter 2000
Jesus offenbart sich am See von Tiberias
21 Danach offenbarte sich Jesus den Jüngern wiederum am See von Tiberias[a]. Er offenbarte sich aber so:
2 Es waren beisammen Simon Petrus und Thomas, der Zwilling genannt wird, und Nathanael von Kana in Galiläa und die Söhne des Zebedäus und zwei andere von seinen Jüngern.
3 Simon Petrus spricht zu ihnen: Ich gehe fischen! Sie sprechen zu ihm: So kommen wir auch mit dir. Da gingen sie hinaus und stiegen sogleich in das Schiff; und in jener Nacht fingen sie nichts.
4 Als es aber schon Morgen geworden war, stand Jesus am Ufer; doch wussten die Jünger nicht, dass es Jesus war.
5 Da spricht Jesus zu ihnen: Kinder, habt ihr nichts zu essen? Sie antworteten ihm: Nein!
6 Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Werft das Netz auf der rechten Seite des Schiffes aus, so werdet ihr finden! Da warfen sie es aus und konnten es nicht mehr einziehen wegen der Menge der Fische.
7 Da spricht der Jünger, den Jesus lieb hatte, zu Simon Petrus: Es ist der Herr! Als nun Simon Petrus hörte, dass es der Herr sei, gürtete er das Obergewand um sich, denn er war nur im Untergewand[b], und warf sich in den See.
8 Die anderen Jünger aber kamen mit dem Schiff (denn sie waren nicht fern vom Land, sondern etwa 200 Ellen weit) und zogen das Netz mit den Fischen nach.
9 Wie sie nun ans Land gestiegen waren, sahen sie ein Kohlenfeuer am Boden und einen Fisch darauf liegen und Brot.
10 Jesus spricht zu ihnen: Bringt her von den Fischen, die ihr jetzt gefangen habt!
11 Simon Petrus stieg hinein und zog das Netz auf das Land, voll großer Fische, 153; und obwohl es so viele waren, zerriss doch das Netz nicht.
12 Jesus spricht zu ihnen: Kommt zum Frühstück! Aber keiner der Jünger wagte ihn zu fragen: Wer bist du? Denn sie wussten, dass es der Herr war.
13 Da kommt Jesus und nimmt das Brot und gibt es ihnen, und ebenso den Fisch.
14 Das war schon das dritte Mal, dass sich Jesus seinen Jüngern offenbarte, nachdem er aus den Toten auferweckt war.
Der Herr redet mit seinem Diener Petrus
15 Als sie nun gefrühstückt hatten, spricht Jesus zu Simon Petrus: Simon, Sohn des Jonas, liebst du mich mehr als diese? Er spricht zu ihm: Ja, Herr, du weißt, dass ich dich lieb habe! Er spricht zu ihm: Weide meine Lämmer!
16 Wiederum spricht er zum zweiten Mal zu ihm: Simon, Sohn des Jonas, liebst du mich? Er antwortete ihm: Ja, Herr, du weißt, dass ich dich lieb habe. Er spricht zu ihm: Hüte meine Schafe!
17 Und das dritte Mal fragt er ihn: Simon, Sohn des Jonas, hast du mich lieb? Da wurde Petrus traurig, dass er ihn das dritte Mal fragte: Hast du mich lieb?, und er sprach zu ihm: Herr, du weißt alle Dinge; du weißt, dass ich dich lieb habe. Jesus spricht zu ihm: Weide meine Schafe!
18 Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage dir: Als du jünger warst, gürtetest du dich selbst und gingst, wohin du wolltest; wenn du aber alt geworden bist, wirst du deine Hände ausstrecken, und ein anderer wird dich gürten und führen, wohin du nicht willst.
19 Dies aber sagte er, um anzudeuten, durch welchen Tod er Gott verherrlichen werde. Und nachdem er das gesagt hatte, spricht er zu ihm: Folge mir nach!
20 Petrus aber wandte sich um und sah den Jünger folgen, den Jesus liebte, der sich auch beim Abendmahl an seine Brust gelehnt und gefragt hatte: Herr, wer ist"s, der dich verrät?
21 Als Petrus diesen sah, spricht er zu Jesus: Herr, was ist aber mit diesem?
22 Jesus spricht zu ihm: Wenn ich will, dass er bleibe, bis ich komme, was geht es dich an? Folge du mir nach!
23 Daher kam nun dieses Wort auf unter den Brüdern: Dieser Jünger stirbt nicht! Und doch hat Jesus nicht zu ihm gesagt, er sterbe nicht, sondern: Wenn ich will, dass er bleibe, bis ich komme, was geht es dich an?
Schlusswort
24 Das ist der Jünger, der von diesen Dingen Zeugnis ablegt und dies geschrieben hat; und wir wissen, dass sein Zeugnis wahr ist.
25 Es sind aber noch viele andere Dinge, die Jesus getan hat; und wenn sie eines nach dem anderen beschrieben würden, so glaube ich, die Welt würde die Bücher gar nicht fassen, die zu schreiben wären. Amen.
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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