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John 21:15 — So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of…
“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.”
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The verses around John 21:15.
13Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.
14This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.
15So 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.
16He 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.
17He 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.
Verse explanation
Jesus asks Peter the same question three times in a row, and the most common reading connects this to the three times Peter had denied knowing Him before the crucifixion, a kind of correction, a reaffirming question for each denial. The KJV’s “Feed my lambs” is an image of caring for and leading a community, picking up the same figure of the good shepherd from chapter 10.
From the John 21 study in Bible in Stories.
John 21:15 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E, depois de terem jantado, disse Jesus a Simão Pedro: Simão, filho de Jonas, amas-me mais do que estes? E elle respondeu: Sim, Senhor; tu sabes que te amo. Disse-lhe: Apascenta os meus cordeiros.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Havendo eles pois já jantado, disse Jesus a Simão Pedro: Simão [filho] de Jonas, tu me amas mais do que estes [outros] ? Disse-lhes ele: Sim, Senhor, tu sabes que te amo. Disse-lhe: Alimenta meus cordeiros.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Después del desayuno, Jesús le preguntó a Simón Pedro: “Simón, hijo de Juan, ¿me amas más que estos?
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In other languages: Português (João 21:15) · Español (Juan 21:15)
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