John 21

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1. 1After these things, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. Here is how it happened.
2. 2Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples were together.
3. 3Simon Peter told them, "I'm going out to fish." They said to him, "We'll go with you." They went out and got into a boat immediately, but they caught nothing that night.
4. 4When morning came, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples didn't know it was Jesus.
5. 5Jesus called out to them, "Children, have you caught anything?" They answered him, "No."
6. 6He told them, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you'll find some." So they cast it, and they couldn't haul it in because of the great number of fish.
7. 7Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had stripped it off) and threw himself into the sea.
8. 8The other disciples came in the small boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from land — only about two hundred cubits.
9. 9When they came to land, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish laid on it, and bread.
10. 10Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish you have just caught."
11. 11Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish — 153 of them — and even though there were so many, the net was not torn.
12. 12Jesus said to them, "Come and eat." None of the disciples dared ask him, "Who are you?" — knowing that it was the Lord.
13. 13Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and the fish likewise.
14. 14This was now the third time Jesus revealed himself to his disciples after he had risen from the dead.
15. 15When they had finished eating, 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 love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs."
16. 16He said to him a second time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my sheep."
17. 17He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" And he said to him, "Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep."
18. 18"Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked wherever you wanted. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go."
19. 19He said this to indicate by what kind of death Peter would glorify God. And after saying this, he told him, "Follow me."
20. 20Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them — the one who had also leaned back against his chest at the supper and said, "Lord, who is the one who will betray you?"
21. 21When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, "Lord, what about this man?"
22. 22Jesus said to him, "If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me."
23. 23So this saying spread among the brothers, that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but only, "If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?"
24. 24This is the disciple who testifies about these things and who wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true.
25. 25There are also many other things that Jesus did, which, if every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.