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The Gospel According to St. John

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- Chapter 21 -

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After these things Jesus Himself again appeared to the disciples on the Sea of Tiberias, and He revealed Himself thus:
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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.
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Simon Peter says to them, “I go away to fish”; they say to him, “We gowe alsowith you”; they went forth and immediately entered into the boat, and on that night they caught nothing.
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And morning having now come, Jesus stood at the shore, yet indeed the disciples did not know that it is Jesus;
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Jesus, therefore, says to them, “Boys, do you have any meat?”
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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.
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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;
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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;
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when, therefore, they came to the land, they behold a fire of coals lying [there], and a fish lying on it, and bread.
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Jesus says to them, “Bring from the fishes that you caught now”;
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Simon Peter went up, and drew the net up on the land, full of great fishesone hundred fifty-three; and though they were so many, the net was not split.
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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;
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Jesus, therefore, comes and takes the bread and gives [it] to them, and the fish in like manner;
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this [is] now a third time Jesus was revealed to His disciples, having been raised from the dead.

Jesus and Peter

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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.”
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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.”
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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;
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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”;
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and this He said, signifying by what death he will glorify God; and having said this, He says to him, “Follow Me.”

Jesus and the Beloved Disciple

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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?”)
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Having seen this one, Peter says to Jesus, “Lord, and what of this one?”
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Jesus says to him, “If I will him to remain until I come, what [is that] to you? Follow Me.”
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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?”
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This is the disciple who is testifying concerning these things, and he wrote these things, and we have known that his testimony is true.
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And there are also many other thingsas many as Jesus didwhich, if they may be written one by one, I think the world itself does not even have place for the scrolls written. Amen.
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After these things, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself this way.
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Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus,(a) Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.
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Simon Peter said to them, “I’m going fishing.” They told him, “We are also coming with you.” They immediately went out and entered into the boat. That night, they caught nothing.
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But when day had already come, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the disciples didn’t know that it was Jesus.
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Jesus therefore said to them, “Children, have you anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.”
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He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” They cast it therefore, and now they weren’t able to draw it in for the multitude of fish.
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That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “Its the Lord!” So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he wrapped his coat around himself (for he was naked), and threw himself into the sea.
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But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits (b) away), dragging the net full of fish.
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So when they got out on the land, they saw a fire of coals there, with fish and bread laid on it.
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Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.”
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Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of one hundred fifty-three great fish. Even though there were so many, the net wasn’t torn.
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Jesus said to them, “Come and eat breakfast!” None of the disciples dared inquire of him, “Who are you?” knowing that it was the Lord.
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Then Jesus came and took the bread, gave it to them, and the fish likewise.
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This is now the third time that Jesus was revealed to his disciples after he had risen from the dead.

Jesus and Peter

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So when they had eaten their breakfast, 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 have affection for you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”
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He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.”
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He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?” Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time, “Do you have affection for me?” He said to him, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.
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Most certainly I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted to. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you don’t want to go.”
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Now he said this, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. When he had said this, he said to him, “Follow me.”

Jesus and the Beloved Disciple

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Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesusbreast at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”
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Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?”
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Jesus said to him, “If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you? You follow me.”
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This saying therefore went out among the brothers(c) that this disciple wouldn’t die. Yet Jesus didn’t say to him that he wouldn’t die, but, “If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you?”
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This is the disciple who testifies about these things, and wrote these things. We know that his witness is true.
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There are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they would all be written, I suppose that even the world itself wouldn’t have room for the books that would be written.

Footnotes

(a)21:2 or, Twin
(b)21:8 200 cubits is about 100 yards or about 91 meters
(c)21:23 The word for “brothers” here may be also correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”