CHAPTER 21
Later,
by
the
Sea
of Tiberias,
Jesus
again
revealed
Himself
to the
disciples.
He made Himself known
in this way:
Simon
Peter,
Thomas
called
Didymus,
Nathanael
from
Cana
in Galilee,
the sons
of Zebedee,
and
two
other
disciples
were
together.
Simon
Peter
told
them,
“I am going
fishing.”
“We
will go
with
you,”
they said.
So they went out
and
got
into
the
boat,
but
caught
nothing
that
night.
Early in the morning,
Jesus
stood
on
the
shore,
but
the
disciples
did not
recognize
that
it was
Jesus.
He told
them,
“Cast
the
net
on
the
right
side
of the
boat,
and
you will find some.”
So
they cast it there,
and
they were unable
to haul it in
because of
the
great number
of
fish.
Then
the
disciple
whom
Jesus
loved
said
to Peter,
“It is
the
Lord!”
As soon as
Simon
Peter
heard
that
it was
the
Lord,
he put on
his
outer garment
(for
he had removed it
)
and
jumped
into
the
sea.
The
other
disciples
came ashore
in the
boat.
They dragged in
the
net
full of
fish,
for
they were
not
far
from
land,
only
about
a hundred yards.
So
Simon
Peter
went aboard
and
dragged
the
net
ashore.
It was full
of large
fish,
153 ,
but even
with
so many,
the
net
was not torn.
“Come,
have breakfast,”
Jesus
said
to them.
None
of the
disciples
dared
to ask
Him,
“Who
are
You?”
They knew
it was
the
Lord.
When
they had finished eating,
Jesus
asked
Simon
Peter,
“Simon
son of John,
do you love
Me
more
than these?”
“Yes,
Lord,”
he answered,
“You
know
I love
You.”
Jesus replied,
“Feed
My
lambs.”
Jesus asked
a second time,
“Simon
son of John,
do you love
Me?”
“Yes,
Lord,”
he answered,
“You
know
I love
You.”
Jesus told
him,
“Shepherd
My
sheep.”
Jesus asked
a
third time,
“Simon
son of John,
do you love
Me?”
Peter
was deeply hurt
that
Jesus had asked
him
a third time,
“Do you love
Me?”
“Lord,
You
know
all things,”
he replied.
“You
know
I love
You.”
Jesus
said
to him,
“Feed
My
sheep.
Truly,
truly,
I tell
you,
when
you were
young,
you dressed
yourself
and
walked
where
you wanted;
but
when
you are old,
you will stretch out
your
hands,
and
someone else
will dress
you
and
lead you
where
you do not want to go."
Jesus said
this
to indicate
the kind of death
by which
Peter would glorify
God.
And after
He had said
this,
He told
him,
“Follow
Me.”
Peter
turned
and saw
the
disciple
whom
Jesus
loved
following them.
He was the one
who
had leaned back
against Jesus
at
the
supper
to ask,
“Lord,
who
is going to
betray
You?"
Because of
this,
the
rumor
spread
among
the
brothers
that
this
disciple
would not
die.
However,
Jesus
did not say
that
he would not die,
but only,
“If
I want
him
to remain
until
I return,
what is that
to
you?"
This
is
the
disciple
who
testifies
to
these things
and
who
has written
them down.
And
we know
that
his
testimony
is
true.
There are
many
more things
that
Jesus
did.
If
all of them
were written down,
I suppose that
not even
the
world
itself
would have space
for the
books
that would be written.