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Chapter 21 |
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1 | After these things Jesus shewed himself
again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he
himself. |
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| There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called
Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two
other of his disciples. |
| 3 | Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing.
They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a
ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. |
| 4 | But when the
morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that
it was Jesus. |
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5 | Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any
meat? They answered him, No. |
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6 | And he said unto them, Cast the net on
the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now
they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. |
| 7 | Therefore
that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon
Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he
was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea. |
| 8 | And the other
disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it
were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes. |
| 9 | As soon then
as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid
thereon, and bread. |
| 10 | Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish
which ye have now caught. |
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11 | Simon Peter went up, and drew the net
to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there
were so many, yet was not the net broken. |
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12 | Jesus saith unto them,
Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing
that it was the Lord. |
| 13 | Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and
giveth them, and fish likewise. |
| 14 | This is now the third time
that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the
dead. |
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So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son
of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou
knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. |
| 16 | He saith
to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith
unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my
sheep. |
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| He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas,
lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time,
Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou
knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. |
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Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdest thyself,
and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt
stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither
thou wouldest not. |
| 19 | This spake he, signifying by what death he
should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow
me. |
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Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved
following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is
he that betrayeth thee? |
| 21 | Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and
what shall this man do? |
| 22 | Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he
tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me. |
| 23 | Then
went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die:
yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry
till I come, what is that to thee? |
| 24 | This is the disciple which
testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his
testimony is true. |
| 25 | And there are also many other things which
Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even
the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. |
