John 21:1-19.
John 21.1-19
Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples
Jesus later appeared to his disciples along the shore of Lake
Tiberias. Simon Peter, Thomas the Twin, Nathanael from Cana in
Galilee, and the brothers James and John, were there, together with
two other disciples. Simon Peter said, "I'm going fishing!" The
others said, "We will go with you." They went out in their boat. But
they didn't catch a thing that night. Early the next morning Jesus
stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize who he was.
Jesus shouted, "Friends, have you caught anything?" "No!" they
answered. So he told them, "Let your net down on the right side of
your boat, and you will catch some fish." They did, and the net was so
full of fish that they could not drag it up into the boat. Jesus'
favorite disciple told Peter, "It's the Lord!" When Simon heard that
it was the Lord, he put on the clothes that he had taken off while he
was working. Then he jumped into the water. The boat was only about a
hundred yards from shore. So the other disciples stayed in the boat
and dragged in the net full of fish. When the disciples got out of the
boat, they saw some bread and a charcoal fire with fish on it. Jesus
told his disciples, "Bring some of the fish you just caught." Simon
Peter got back into the boat and dragged the net to shore. In it were
one hundred fifty-three large fish, but still the net did not rip.
Jesus said, "Come and eat!" But none of the disciples dared ask who he
was. They knew he was the Lord. Jesus took the bread in his hands and
gave some of it to his disciples. He did the same with the fish. This
was the third time that Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was
raised from death.
Jesus and Peter
When Jesus and his disciples had finished eating, he asked, "Simon son
of John, do you love me more than the others do?" Simon Peter
answered, "Yes, Lord, you know I do!" "Then feed my lambs," Jesus
said. Jesus asked a second time, "Simon son of John, do you love me?"
Peter answered, "Yes, Lord, you know I love you!" "Then take care of
my sheep," Jesus told him. Jesus asked a third time, "Simon son of
John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus had asked him
three times if he loved him. So he told Jesus, "Lord, you know
everything. You know I love you."
Jesus replied, "Feed my sheep. I tell you for certain that when you
were a young man, you dressed yourself and went wherever you wanted to
go. But when you are old, you will hold out your hands. Then others
will wrap your belt around you and lead you where you don't want to
go." Jesus said this to tell how Peter would die and bring honor to
God. Then he said to Peter, "Follow me!"
God bless you.
Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples
Jesus later appeared to his disciples along the shore of Lake
Tiberias. Simon Peter, Thomas the Twin, Nathanael from Cana in
Galilee, and the brothers James and John, were there, together with
two other disciples. Simon Peter said, "I'm going fishing!" The
others said, "We will go with you." They went out in their boat. But
they didn't catch a thing that night. Early the next morning Jesus
stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize who he was.
Jesus shouted, "Friends, have you caught anything?" "No!" they
answered. So he told them, "Let your net down on the right side of
your boat, and you will catch some fish." They did, and the net was so
full of fish that they could not drag it up into the boat. Jesus'
favorite disciple told Peter, "It's the Lord!" When Simon heard that
it was the Lord, he put on the clothes that he had taken off while he
was working. Then he jumped into the water. The boat was only about a
hundred yards from shore. So the other disciples stayed in the boat
and dragged in the net full of fish. When the disciples got out of the
boat, they saw some bread and a charcoal fire with fish on it. Jesus
told his disciples, "Bring some of the fish you just caught." Simon
Peter got back into the boat and dragged the net to shore. In it were
one hundred fifty-three large fish, but still the net did not rip.
Jesus said, "Come and eat!" But none of the disciples dared ask who he
was. They knew he was the Lord. Jesus took the bread in his hands and
gave some of it to his disciples. He did the same with the fish. This
was the third time that Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was
raised from death.
Jesus and Peter
When Jesus and his disciples had finished eating, he asked, "Simon son
of John, do you love me more than the others do?" Simon Peter
answered, "Yes, Lord, you know I do!" "Then feed my lambs," Jesus
said. Jesus asked a second time, "Simon son of John, do you love me?"
Peter answered, "Yes, Lord, you know I love you!" "Then take care of
my sheep," Jesus told him. Jesus asked a third time, "Simon son of
John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus had asked him
three times if he loved him. So he told Jesus, "Lord, you know
everything. You know I love you."
Jesus replied, "Feed my sheep. I tell you for certain that when you
were a young man, you dressed yourself and went wherever you wanted to
go. But when you are old, you will hold out your hands. Then others
will wrap your belt around you and lead you where you don't want to
go." Jesus said this to tell how Peter would die and bring honor to
God. Then he said to Peter, "Follow me!"
God bless you.
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