John 21

1After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. This is how he showed himself.

2Gathered together were Simon Peter, Thomas who was called the Twin, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, and two more of his disciples.

3Simon Peter told them, “I am going out to fish.” They answered, “We are coming with you too.” So they went out and climbed into the boat, but they caught nothing that night.

4As morning was coming on, Jesus stood on the beach, yet the disciples did not know it was Jesus.

5Jesus said to them, “Children, you have nothing to eat, do you?” They answered him, “No.”

6He told them, “Cast the net off the right side of the boat, and you will find fish.” So they cast it, and then they could no longer pull it in, there were so many fish.

7So the disciple Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he wrapped his outer garment around himself, since he had stripped down, and flung himself into the sea.

8The rest of the disciples came on in the small boat, pulling the net full of fish; they were not far from land, only some two hundred cubits.

9As they stepped onto land, they saw a charcoal fire laid there, with fish on top of it, and bread.

10Jesus told them, “Bring some of the fish you caught just now.”

11Simon Peter climbed aboard and dragged the net onto land. It was full of big fish, 153 of them, and even with so many, the net was not torn.

12Jesus said to them, “Come, eat breakfast.” Not one of the disciples dared to question him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord.

13Jesus came, took the bread, and handed it to them, and the fish likewise.

14This was already the third time Jesus had shown himself to the disciples since being raised from the dead.

15When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” Peter answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus told him, “Feed my lambs.”

16Again he asked him, a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd my sheep.”

17He asked him the third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” It pained Peter that Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He answered him, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus told him, “Feed my sheep.

18Truly, truly I tell you, when you were younger, you would fasten your own belt and go wherever you wished. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and another person will fasten a belt around you and take you where you do not wish to go.”

19He spoke this to point to the kind of death through which Peter would glorify God. Having said this, he told him, “Follow me.”

20Turning around, Peter saw the disciple Jesus loved following them—the one who had also reclined against his chest at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is it who will betray you?”

21Seeing him, Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, and what about him?”

22Jesus said to him, “If I want him to remain until I come, how does that concern you? As for you, follow me!”

23Because of this, the report went out among the brothers and sisters that this disciple would not die. Jesus, however, had not told him that he would not die, but rather, “If I want him to remain until I come, how does that concern you?”

24This is the same disciple who gives testimony about these things and who wrote them down. We know that what he testifies is true.

25Jesus also did many other things. If they were written down one by one, I think that not even the world itself could hold the books that would be written.