John 21
21
Jesus’ Third Appearance to the Disciples
1After this, Jesus revealed # Mk 16:12; Jn 21:14; 2Co 4:11; 5:10; 1Tm 3:16; Heb 9:26; 1Pt 1:10; 1Jn 1:2; 3:5,8 Himself again to His disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. # The Sea of Galilee; Sea of Tiberias is used only in John; Jn 6:1,23 # Jn 6:1,23 He revealed Himself in this way:
2Simon Peter, # Lk 6:14; Ac 10:32 Thomas # Mk 3:18 (called “Twin”), Nathanael # Jn 1:45-49 from Cana of Galilee, # Mt 17:22 Zebedee’s # Mt 4:21; 10:2; 20:20; 26:37; 27:56; Mk 1:19-20; 3:17; 10:35; Lk 5:10; Jn 21:7; Ac 12:2 sons, and two others of His disciples were together.
3“I’m going fishing,” Simon Peter said to them.
“We’re coming with you,” they told him. They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. # Lk 5:5
4When daybreak came, Jesus stood on the shore. However, the disciples did not know it was Jesus. # Jn 20:14,19,26
5“Men,” # Lit Children Jesus called to them, “you don’t have any fish, do you? ”
“No,” they answered.
6“Cast the net on the right side of the boat,” He told them, “and you’ll find some.” So they did, # Lit they cast and they were unable to haul it in because of the large number of fish. 7Therefore the disciple, the one Jesus loved, said to Peter, “It is the Lord! ” # Lk 10:1; 1Co 8:6
When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tied his outer garment around him # Lit he girded his garment (for he was stripped) and plunged into the sea. 8But since they were not far from land (about 100 yards # Lit about 200 cubits # Lk 12:25 away), the other disciples came in the boat, # Mk 3:9; Jn 6:22-24 dragging the net full of fish. 9When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish lying on it, and bread.
10“Bring some of the fish you’ve just caught,” Jesus told them. 11So Simon Peter got up and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish — 153 of them. Even though there were so many, the net was not torn. # Lk 5:4-10
12“Come and have breakfast,” Jesus told them. None of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You? ” because they knew it was the Lord. 13Jesus came, took the bread, and gave it to them. He did the same with the fish.
14This was now the third time # The other two are in Jn 20:19-29. # Jn 20:19,26 Jesus appeared # Lit was revealed (v. 1) # Jn 21:1; 2Co 4:11; 1Jn 1:2 to the disciples after He was raised from the dead.
Jesus’ Threefold Restoration of Peter
15When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, # Other mss read Simon, son of Jonah ; Mt 16:17; Jn 1:42 do you love # Two synonyms are translated love in this conversation: agapao, the first 2 times by Jesus (vv. 15-16); and phileo, the last time by Jesus (v. 17) and all 3 times by Peter (vv. 15-17). Peter’s threefold confession of love for Jesus corresponds to his earlier threefold denial of Jesus; Jn 18:15-18,25-27. Me more than these? ”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Feed # Mt 8:30,33; Mk 5:11,14; Lk 8:32,34; 15:15; Jn 21:17 My lambs,” # Rv 5:6 He told him.
16A second time He asked him, “Simon, son of John, do you love # Lk 6:35; Rv 12:11 Me? ” # Lk 10:27
“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”
“Shepherd # 1Pt 5:2 My sheep,” # Mt 7:15; Jn 10:11 He told him.
17He asked him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love # Mk 14:44; Jn 5:20 Me? ”
Peter was grieved # 2Co 2:2 that He asked him the third time, “Do you love Me? ” He said, “Lord, You know everything! # Jn 16:30 You know that I love You.”
“Feed # Jn 21:15 My sheep,” Jesus said. 18“I assure you: # Jn 1:51; Rv 22:21 When you were young, you would tie your belt and walk wherever you wanted. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will tie you and carry you where you don’t want to go.” 19He said this to signify by what kind of death # 2Pt 1:14 he would glorify God. # Jesus predicts that Peter would be martyred. Church tradition says that Peter was crucified upside down. # Jn 11:4; 17:1; 1Pt 2:12 After saying this, He told him, “Follow Me! ” # Jn 1:43; 8:12; 10:27
Correcting a False Report
20So Peter turned around and saw the disciple Jesus loved # Jn 21:7 following them. That disciple was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is the one that’s going to betray You? ” # Jn 13:21,23-25 21When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord — what about him? ”
22“If I want him to remain until I come,” # Mk 8:38 Jesus answered, “what is that to you? As for you, follow Me.”
23So this report # Lit this word spread to the brothers # The word brothers refers to the late first century Christian community. # Ac 9:30 that this disciple would not die. # Mk 9:1 Yet Jesus did not tell him that he would not die, but, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? ”
Epilogue
24This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.
25And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which, if they were written one by one, I suppose not even the world itself could contain the books # Lit scroll that would be written. # Jn 20:30
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John 21
21
Jesus and the Miracle of Many Fish
1After this, Jesus appeared to his disciples again. It was by the Sea of Galilee. Here is what happened. 2Simon Peter and Thomas, who was also called Didymus, were there together. Nathanael from Cana in Galilee and the sons of Zebedee were with them. So were two other disciples. 3“I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them. They said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat. That night they didn’t catch anything.
4Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore. But the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.
5He called out to them, “Friends, don’t you have any fish?”
“No,” they answered.
6He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat. There you will find some fish.” When they did, they could not pull the net into the boat. There were too many fish in it.
7Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Simon Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Peter heard that, he put his coat on. He had taken it off earlier. Then he jumped into the water. 8The other disciples followed in the boat. They were towing the net full of fish. The shore was only about 100 yards away. 9When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals. There were fish on it. There was also some bread.
10Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.” 11So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat. He dragged the net to shore. It was full of large fish. There were 153 of them. But even with that many fish the net was not torn. 12Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. 13Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them. He did the same thing with the fish. 14This was the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.
Jesus Gives Peter His Task
15When Jesus and the disciples had finished eating, Jesus spoke to Simon Peter. He asked, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these others do?”
“Yes, Lord,” he answered. “You know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”
16Again Jesus asked, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?”
He answered, “Yes, Lord. You know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”
17Jesus spoke to him a third time. He asked, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?”
Peter felt bad because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He answered, “Lord, you know all things. You know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Feed my sheep. 18What I’m about to tell you is true. When you were younger, you dressed yourself. You went wherever you wanted to go. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands. Someone else will dress you. Someone else will lead you where you do not want to go.” 19Jesus said this to point out how Peter would die. His death would bring glory to God. Then Jesus said to him, “Follow me!”
20Peter turned around. He saw that the disciple Jesus loved was following them. He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper. He had said, “Lord, who is going to hand you over to your enemies?” 21When Peter saw that disciple, he asked, “Lord, what will happen to him?”
22Jesus answered, “Suppose I want him to remain alive until I return. What does that matter to you? You must follow me.” 23Because of what Jesus said, a false report spread among the believers. The story was told that the disciple Jesus loved wouldn’t die. But Jesus did not say he would not die. He only said, “Suppose I want him to remain alive until I return. What does that matter to you?”
24This is the disciple who is a witness about these things. He also wrote them down. We know that what he says is true.
25Jesus also did many other things. What if every one of them were written down? I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.
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