M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan

He appears to his disciples again by the Sea of Tiberias, and commands Peter earnestly to feed his sheep.

21 After that, Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. And this is how he showed himself: ² there were together Simon Peter, and Thomas who is called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana (a town of Galilee), and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of the disciples. ³ Simon Peter said to them, I’m going fishing. They said to him, We also will go with you.

They went their way and entered into a boat straightaway, and that night they caught nothing. ⁴ But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore. Nevertheless, the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. ⁵ Jesus said to them, Sirs, do you have any fish? They answered him, No. ⁶ And he said to them, Cast out the net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.

They cast out, and then they were not able to draw the net in for the number of fishes.

⁷ Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, It is the Lord! When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girded his mantle to him (for he had stripped down), and sprang into the sea.

⁸ The other disciples came by boat – for they were not far from land, but about a hundred yards – and they drew in the net with fishes. ⁹ As soon as they had come to land they saw hot coals, and fish laid on them, and bread. ¹⁰ Jesus said to them, Bring some of the fish that you have now caught. ¹¹ Simon Peter stepped forth and drew the net to land full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty-three. And for all there were so many, yet the net was not torn.

¹² Jesus said to them, Come and eat. And none of the disciples ventured to ask him, Who are you? because they knew that it was the Lord. ¹³ Jesus then came and took bread and gave it to them, and the fish likewise.

¹⁴ And this is now the third time that Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was risen again from death.

¹⁵ When they had eaten, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?

He said to him, Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.

Jesus said to him, Feed my lambs. ¹⁶ He said to him again the second time, Simon son of Jonah, do you love me?

He said to him, Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.

Jesus said to him, Feed my sheep. ¹⁷ He said to him the third time, Simon, do you love me?

And Peter sorrowed because he said to him the third time, Do you love me? And he said to him, Lord, you know all things. You know that I love you.

Jesus said to him, Feed my sheep. ¹⁸ Truly truly I say to you, when you were young, you girded yourself and walked where you wished. But when you are old, you will stretch forth your hands, and another will gird you and lead you where you do not wish.

¹⁹ He spoke this signifying by what death Peter would glorify God. And when he had said this, he said to him, Follow me.

²⁰ Peter turned about and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on his breast at supper and said, Lord, who is it that will betray you? ²¹ When Peter saw him he said to Jesus, Lord, what about this man?

²² Jesus said to him, If I desire him to remain till I come, what is that to you? Follow me.

²³ Then there went out a saying among the brethren that that disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, If I desire him to remain till I come, what is that to you?

²⁴ The same disciple is he who testifies of these things and wrote these things. And we know that his testimony is true.

²⁵ There are also many other things that Jesus did, which, if they were written every one, I suppose the world could not contain the books that would be written.

Here ends the gospel
of Saint John.

He gives thanks to God for their faith, love, and hope, and prays for their increase. He explains how we are the kingdom of God won by Christ, who is the head of the congregation.

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and brother Timothy.

² To the saints who are at Colosse and brethren who believe in Christ.

Grace be with you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

³ We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you ⁴ since we heard of the faith that you have in Christ Jesus, and of the love that you bear to all the saints, ⁵ for the sake of the hope that is laid up in store for you in heaven – of which hope you heard before by the true word of the gospel, ⁶ which has come to you in the same way as it has into all the world, and is fruitful among you in the same way since the first day you heard it and had experience of the grace of God in the truth, ⁷ when you learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant. He is for you a faithful minister of Christ. ⁸ He also described to us the love that you have in the Spirit.

⁹ For this reason we also, since the day we heard of it, have not ceased praying for you, and asking that you be fulfilled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, ¹⁰ so that you may walk worthy of the Lord in all things that please him, being fruitful in all good works and increasing in the knowledge of God, ¹¹ strengthened with all might through his glorious power to have all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness, ¹² and giving thanks to the Father, who has made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of saints in light. ¹³ He has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son, ¹⁴ in whom we have redemption through his blood; that is to say, the forgiveness of sins.

¹⁵ He is the image of the invisible God, and the first begotten of all creatures. ¹⁶ For by him were all things created: things that are in heaven and things that are in earth, things visible and things invisible, whether they be majesty, or lordship, or rule, or power. All things are created by him and in him, ¹⁷ and he is before all things, and in him all things have their being.

¹⁸ And he is the head of the body; that is to say, of the congregation. He is the beginning and first begotten of the dead, so that in all things he may have the pre-eminence. ¹⁹ For it pleased the Father that in him all fullness should dwell, ²⁰ and by him to reconcile all things to himself, and to set at peace by him, through the blood of his cross, both things in heaven and things in earth.

²¹ And you, who were in times past strangers and enemies because your minds were set in evil works, he has now reconciled ²² in the body of his flesh through death, to make you holy, unblameable, and without fault in his own sight – ²³ if you continue grounded and established in the faith, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, of which you have heard how it is preached among all creatures under heaven, and of which I, Paul, am made a minister.

²⁴ Now I joy in the sufferings that I suffer for you, and fill up that which I lack of the passions of Christ in my flesh, for the sake of his body, which is the congregation. ²⁵ I am made a minister thereof according to the ordinance of God, which ordinance was given to me for you, in order to fulfil the word of God, ²⁶ that mystery hid since the world began and since the beginning of generations, but which is now opened to his saints, ²⁷ to whom God desired to make known the glorious riches of this mystery among the Gentiles. These riches are Christ in you, the Hope of Glory ²⁸ whom we preach, warning all people and instructing all people in all wisdom, to make all men perfect in Christ Jesus. ²⁹ For this I also labour and strive, even as far forth as his working works in me mightily.