John 21
1 Afterward, Jesus again appeared to the disciples, at the sea of Tiberias; and in this manner he appeared.
After these things Jesus Himself again appeared to the disciples on the Sea of Tiberias, and He revealed Himself thus:
2 Simon Peter and Thomas, that is, Didymus, Nathanael of Cana, in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples of Jesus, being together,
Simon Peter, and Thomas who is called Didymus, and Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, and the [sons] of Zebedee, and two of His other disciples were together.
3 Simon Peter said, I am going a-fishing. They answered, We will go with you. Immediately they went, and got aboard a bark, but that night caught nothing.
Simon Peter says to them, “I go away to fish”; they say to him, “We go—we also—with you”; they went forth and immediately entered into the boat, and on that night they caught nothing.
4 In the morning Jesus stood on the shore; the disciples, however, knew not that it was Jesus.
And morning having now come, Jesus stood at the shore, yet indeed the disciples did not know that it is Jesus;
5 Jesus said to them, My children, have you any victuals? They answered, No.
Jesus, therefore, says to them, “Boys, do you have any meat?”
6 Cast the net, cried he, on the right side of the bark, and you will find. They did so, but were not able to draw it, by reason of the multitude of fishes.
They answered Him, “No”; and He said to them, “Cast the net at the right side of the boat, and you will find [some]”; they cast, therefore, and no longer were they able to draw it, from the multitude of the fishes.
7 Then that disciple whom Jesus loved, said to Peter, It is the Master. Simon Peter, hearing that it was the Master, girt on his upper garment (which was laid aside) and threw himself into the sea.
That disciple, therefore, whom Jesus was loving says to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Simon Peter, therefore, having heard that it is the LORD, girded on the outer coat (for he was naked), and cast himself into the sea;
8 But the other disciples came in the boat, (for they were not farther from land than about two hundred cubits, ) dragging the net, with the fishes.
and the other disciples came by the little boat, for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away, dragging the net of the fishes;
9 When they came ashore, they saw a fire burning, and a fish laid on it, and bread.
when, therefore, they came to the land, they behold a fire of coals lying [there], and a fish lying on it, and bread.
10 Jesus said to them, Bring of the fishes which you have now taken.
Jesus says to them, “Bring from the fishes that you caught now”;
11 Simon Peter went back, and drew the net to land, full of large fishes, a hundred and fifty-three; and the net was not rent, notwithstanding the number.
Simon Peter went up, and drew the net up on the land, full of great fishes—one hundred fifty-three; and though they were so many, the net was not split.
12 Jesus said to them, Come and dine. Meantime none of the disciples ventured to ask him, Who are you? knowing that it was the Master.
Jesus says to them, “Come, dine”; and none of the disciples were venturing to inquire of Him, “Who are You?” Knowing that it is the LORD;
13 Jesus drew near, and taking bread and fish, distributed among them.
Jesus, therefore, comes and takes the bread and gives [it] to them, and the fish in like manner;
14 This is the third time that Jesus appeared to his disciples, after his resurrection.
this [is] now a third time Jesus was revealed to His disciples, having been raised from the dead.
15 When they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, do you love me more than these? He answered, Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.
When, therefore, they dined, Jesus says to Simon Peter, “Simon, [son] of Jonas, do you love Me more than these?” He says to Him, “Yes, Lord; You have known that I cherish You”; He says to him, “Feed My lambs.”
16 A second time he said, Simon, son of Jonas, do you love m? He answered, Yes, Lord, you know that I love you. Jesus replied, Tend my sheep.
He says to him again, a second time, “Simon, [son] of Jonas, do you love Me?” He says to Him, “Yes, Lord; You have known that I cherish You”; He says to him, “Tend My sheep.”
17 A third time he said, Simon, son of Jonas, do you love me? Peter, grieved at his asking this question a third time, answered, Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you. Jesus replied, Feed my sheep.
He says to him the third time, “Simon, [son] of Jonas, do you cherish Me?” Peter was grieved that He said to him the third time, “Do you cherish Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You have known all things; You know that I cherish You.” Jesus says to him, “Feed My sheep;
18 Most assuredly, I say to you, in your youth you girt yourself, and went whither you would; but in your old age, you shall stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you whither you would not.
truly, truly, I say to you, when you were younger, you were girding yourself and were walking to where you willed, but when you may be old, you will stretch forth your hands, and another will gird you, and will carry [you] to where you do not will”;
19 This he spoke, signifying by what death he should glorify God. After these words, he said to him, Follow me.
and this He said, signifying by what death he will glorify God; and having said this, He says to him, “Follow Me.”
20 And Peter turning about, saw the disciple, whom Jesus loved, following, (the same who, leaning on his breast at the supper, had asked who it was, that would betray him.)
And having turned, Peter sees the disciple whom Jesus was loving following (who also reclined in the dinner on His breast and said, “Lord, who is he who is delivering You up?”)
21 Peter seeing him, said to Jesus, And what, Lord, shall become of this man?
Having seen this one, Peter says to Jesus, “Lord, and what of this one?”
22 Jesus answered, If I will that he wait my return, what is that to you? Follow me.
Jesus says to him, “If I will him to remain until I come, what [is that] to you? Follow Me.”
23 Hence arose the rumor among the brethren, that that disciple should not die; nevertheless, Jesus said not, that he should not die; but, If I will, that he wait my return, what is that to you?
This word, therefore, went forth to the brothers that this disciple does not die, yet Jesus did not say to him that he does not die, but, “If I will him to remain until I come, what [is that] to you?”
24 It is this disciple, who attests these things, and wrote this account; and we know that his testimony deserves credit.
This is the disciple who is testifying concerning these things, and he wrote these things, and we have known that his testimony is true.
25 There were many other things also performed by Jesus, which, were they to be severally related, I imagine, the world itself could not contain the volumes that would be written.
And there are also many other things—as many as Jesus did—which, if they may be written one by one, I think the world itself does not even have place for the scrolls written. Amen.
