16 He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of [a]Jonah, do you love Me?”

He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I [b]love You.”

(A)He said to him, “Tend My (B)sheep.”

17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of [c]Jonah, do you [d]love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?”

And he said to Him, “Lord, (C)You know all things; You know that I love You.”

Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. 18 (D)Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 21:16 NU John
  2. John 21:16 have affection for
  3. John 21:17 NU John
  4. John 21:17 have affection for

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