Juan 21
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Jesús se aparece a siete seguidores
21 Después de esto, Jesús se les apareció otra vez a los seguidores. Sucedió en el lago Tiberias[a] de esta manera: 2 Simón Pedro, Tomás llamado el Gemelo, Natanael que era de Caná de Galilea, los hijos de Zebedeo y otros dos seguidores suyos estaban juntos. 3 Simón Pedro les dijo:
—Voy a pescar.
Ellos le dijeron:
—Nosotros vamos contigo.
Entonces fueron y subieron en el bote, pero no pescaron nada esa noche.
4 Ya era de mañana cuando Jesús vino y se paró en la orilla, pero los seguidores no sabían que era él. 5 Entonces Jesús les preguntó:
—Muchachos, ¿tienen pescados?
Ellos le contestaron:
—No.
6 Jesús les dijo:
—Lancen la red por el lado derecho de la barca y encontrarán algunos.
Así que la lanzaron, pero no pudieron subirla a la barca porque tenía muchos peces. 7 Entonces el seguidor al que Jesús quería mucho le dijo a Pedro:
—¡Es el Señor!
Al oír que era el Señor, Simón Pedro se vistió, pues se había quitado la ropa para trabajar, y se tiró al agua. 8 Pero los otros seguidores llegaron a la orilla en la barca, arrastrando la red llena de pescados. No estaban muy lejos de la orilla, sólo como a 100 metros. 9 Cuando llegaron a tierra, vieron encendida una hoguera hecha con carbón. Había pescado y pan encima. 10 Jesús les dijo:
—Traigan algunos pescados de los que acaban de pescar.
11 Simón Pedro fue a la barca y arrastró la red llena de grandes pescados: 153. Aunque estaba muy pesada, no se rompió. 12 Jesús les dijo:
—¡Vengan y desayunen!
Ninguno de los seguidores se atrevió a preguntarle quién era, pero sabían que era el Señor. 13 Jesús fue, tomó el pan y se los repartió. Hizo lo mismo con el pescado. 14 Esta fue la tercera vez que Jesús se les apareció a los seguidores después de que se levantó de entre los muertos.
Jesús habla con Pedro
15 Cuando acabaron de desayunar, Jesús le dijo a Simón Pedro:
—Simón, hijo de Juan, ¿me amas más de lo que me aman ellos?
Pedro le contestó:
—Sí, Señor. Tú sabes que te amo.
Jesús le dijo:
—Cuida a mis ovejas[b].
16 Jesús le dijo por segunda vez:
—Simón, hijo de Juan, ¿me amas?
Pedro le contestó:
—Sí, Señor. Tú sabes que te amo.
Jesús le dijo:
—Cuida a mis ovejas.
Jesús le dijo por tercera vez:
17 —Simón, hijo de Juan, ¿me amas?
Pedro se puso triste porque Jesús le había preguntado ya tres veces si lo amaba. Entonces Pedro le dijo:
—Señor, tú lo sabes todo. Sabes que te amo.
Jesús le dijo:
—Cuida a mis ovejas. 18 Te digo la verdad: cuando eras joven te vestías solo e ibas a donde querías. Pero cuando te vuelvas viejo estirarás tus manos y alguien más te va a vestir. Después te llevará a donde no quieras ir.
19 Él dijo esto para mostrar cómo iba a morir Pedro para dar honra a Dios. Después de decir esto, Jesús le dijo:
—¡Sígueme!
20 Pedro se volvió y vio que el seguidor al que Jesús tanto quería los estaba siguiendo. Se trataba del mismo que cuando estaban en la cena se acercó más a Jesús y le preguntó: «Señor, ¿quién es el que te va a traicionar?» 21 Entonces cuando Pedro lo vio, le dijo a Jesús:
—Señor, ¿qué va a pasar con él?
22 Jesús le dijo:
—Si quiero que él se quede hasta que yo venga, ¿qué tiene eso que ver contigo? ¡Tú sígueme!
23 Por eso corrió el rumor entre los hermanos que ese seguidor no moriría. Pero Jesús no dijo eso, sino que dijo: «Si quiero que él se quede aquí hasta que yo venga, ¿qué tiene eso que ver contigo?»
24 Este es el seguidor que da testimonio de todas estas cosas, y el que las escribió. Nosotros sabemos que su testimonio es verídico.
25 También hay muchas otras cosas que Jesús hizo. Si todas ellas estuvieran escritas en libros, supongo que en el mundo entero no cabrían los libros.
John 21
EasyEnglish Bible
Jesus shows himself to the disciples again
21 After that, Jesus showed himself to the disciples again when they were by Lake Tiberias.[a] This is how it happened. 2 Simon Peter, Thomas the Twin and Nathanael were together. (Nathanael came from Cana in Galilee.) The sons of Zebedee (James and John) and two other disciples were also there. 3 Simon Peter said to the other disciples, ‘I will now go and catch fish.’ They replied, ‘We will come with you.’ So they went out and they got into the boat. But they caught nothing during that night.
4 Early in the morning, Jesus was standing on the shore of the lake. But the disciples did not know that it was Jesus who stood there. 5 Then Jesus asked them, ‘Friends, have you caught any fish?’ They answered, ‘No!’ 6 He said, ‘Throw your net out on the right side of the boat. If you do that, you will catch some fish.’ So they threw the net out into the water. Then they caught so many fish that they could not pull the net back into the boat.
7 The disciple that Jesus loved said to Peter, ‘It is the Lord!’ When Simon Peter heard him say, ‘It is the Lord,’ he put on his coat. (He had been wearing only a few clothes.) Then he jumped into the water. 8 The other disciples followed him in the boat. They pulled the net that was full of fish behind them. They were not far from the shore. It was about 100 metres away. 9 When they came to the shore, they saw that someone had lit a fire. Some fish were cooking on it. There was some bread there, too. 10 Jesus said to them, ‘Bring here some of the fish that you have just caught.’
11 Simon Peter got back into the boat and he pulled the net onto the shore. It was full of 153 big fish. There were so many fish, but the net had not broken. 12 Jesus said to them, ‘Come here and eat breakfast.’ None of the disciples was brave enough to ask him, ‘Who are you?’ They knew that it was the Lord. 13 So Jesus took the bread and he gave it to them. Then he did the same with the fish.
14 After Jesus died and became alive again, this was now the third time that he showed himself to his disciples.
Jesus talks to Peter
15 When they had finished eating, Jesus spoke to Simon Peter. He said, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these other disciples love me?’ Peter answered, ‘Yes Lord, you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my lambs.’
16 Jesus asked him a second time, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love me?’ Peter answered, ‘Yes Lord, you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Take care of my sheep.’ 17 Jesus asked him a third time, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love me?’[b] Peter was sad because Jesus asked him a third time, ‘Do you love me?’ So he said to Jesus, ‘Lord, you know everything. You know that I really love you!’ Jesus said to him, ‘Take care of my sheep. 18 I tell you this: When you were young, you put on your own clothes. Then you went to any place that you wanted to visit. But when you are old, it will be different. You will hold out your arms and someone else will tie your clothes for you. Then they will take you to a place where you do not want to go.’ 19 When Jesus said this, he was showing how Peter would die.[c] His death would give honour to God. Then Jesus said to Peter, ‘Follow me.’
20 Peter turned round and he saw the disciple that Jesus loved. He was the man who had been very near to Jesus at the supper. He had asked Jesus, ‘Lord, who will sell you to your enemies?’ Now this disciple was following behind them. 21 When Peter saw him, he asked Jesus, ‘Lord, what will happen to him?’ 22 Jesus answered him, ‘Perhaps I might want him to live until I return to this earth. But that should not matter to you. You must follow me!’
23 At that time, people began to talk about these words that Jesus had said. Some disciples thought that Jesus meant that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say, ‘He will not die.’ Instead, he said to Peter, ‘Perhaps I might want him to live until I return to this earth. But that should not matter to you.’
24 I am the disciple who saw these things. I am the one who wrote them down. We all know that what I have written about them is true.
25 Jesus also did many other things. If people wrote about all those things, there would be very many books. I do not think that the whole world would have enough room for all those books.
Footnotes
- 21:1 Lake Tiberias is another name for Lake Galilee.
- 21:17 Jesus asked Peter three times, ‘Do you love me?’ Before Jesus died, Peter had said three times that he did not know Jesus. This may be the reason why Jesus asked the question three times.
- 21:19 Jesus was telling Peter that Peter would die on a cross, with his arms on each side. He would die in the same way that Jesus had died.
John 21
New King James Version
Breakfast by the Sea
21 After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the (A)Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: 2 Simon Peter, (B)Thomas called the Twin, (C)Nathanael of (D)Cana in Galilee, (E)the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.”
They said to him, “We are going with you also.” They went out and [a]immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing. 4 But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples (F)did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Then (G)Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any food?”
They answered Him, “No.”
6 And He said to them, (H)“Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.
7 Therefore (I)that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea. 8 But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits), dragging the net with fish. 9 Then, as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread. 10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.”
11 Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken. 12 Jesus said to them, (J)“Come and eat breakfast.” Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?”—knowing that it was the Lord. 13 Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish.
14 This is now (K)the third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead.
Jesus Restores Peter
15 So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of [b]Jonah, do you love Me more than these?”
He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I [c]love You.”
He said to him, (L)“Feed My lambs.”
16 He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of [d]Jonah, do you love Me?”
He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I [e]love You.”
(M)He said to him, “Tend My (N)sheep.”
17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of [f]Jonah, do you [g]love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?”
And he said to Him, “Lord, (O)You know all things; You know that I love You.”
Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. 18 (P)Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish.” 19 This He spoke, signifying (Q)by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, (R)“Follow Me.”
The Beloved Disciple and His Book
20 Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple (S)whom Jesus loved following, (T)who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, “Lord, who is the one who betrays You?” 21 Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, “But Lord, what about this man?”
22 Jesus said to him, “If I [h]will that he remain (U)till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.”
23 Then this saying went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you?”
24 This is the disciple who (V)testifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true.
25 (W)And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, (X)I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.
Footnotes
- John 21:3 NU omits immediately
- John 21:15 NU John
- John 21:15 have affection for
- John 21:16 NU John
- John 21:16 have affection for
- John 21:17 NU John
- John 21:17 have affection for
- John 21:22 desire
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