21:1 After these things, Jesus manifested himself again to the disciples upon the sea of Tiberias, and he appeared thus. {i.e., in this way} 21:2 They were united-together: Simon Peter and Thomas called* Didymus and Nathanael from Cana of Galilee and the sons of Zebedee and two others out-of his disciples. 21:3 Simon Peter says to them, I am proceeding-away to fish.
They say to him, We are also coming together-with you. They went forth and immediately stepped into the ship, and they snagged nothing in the net in that night.
21:4 Now after it already became morning, Jesus stood at the beach; nevertheless the disciples did not know that it is Jesus. 21:5 Therefore, Jesus says to them, Children, do you° have any relishes {i.e., a side disk or something you eat with food.}?
21:6 But he said to them, Cast° the net toward the right parts of the ship and you° will find some. Therefore, they cast it, and they were not strong-enough to drag it into the ship away from the multitude of fish.
21:7 Therefore, that disciple whom Jesus loved* says to Peter, It is the Lord. Therefore, Simon Peter heard, It is the Lord; and girded the outer clothing upon himself (for* he was naked {Or: half-dressed}) and cast himself into the sea. 21:8 But the other disciples came in the small-boat (for* they were not far from the land, but approximately two hundred cubits away from it), dragging the net full of fish. 21:9 Therefore, as they stepped away to the land, they see a coal-fire laying there and a little-fish laying upon it and bread.
21:10 Jesus says to them, Bring° some from the little-fish which you° have now snagged in the net. 21:11 Simon Peter went-up and dragged the net upon the land, full of great fish, a hundred and fifty-three. And being so-many, yet the net was not split-apart. 21:12 Jesus says to them, Come-here°. Have° a meal.
But none of the disciples were daring to probe him {i.e., question him}, Who are you (knowing that it was the Lord)? 21:13 Therefore, Jesus comes and takes the bread and gives it to them and the little-fish likewise. 21:14 This is the third-time already that Jesus was manifested to his disciples, after he was raised from the dead.
{Joh 21:15, 16, 17 ‘Love*’ (with an asterisk) means ‘unconditional love.’ ‘Love’ (without an asterisk) means ‘a love of a friend.’ The Greeks defined the various kinds of love by different words. Jesus is asking Peter, Are you willing to die for me?}
21:15 Therefore, when they had a meal, Jesus says to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love* me more-than these?
He says to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.
He says to him, Feed my lambs.
21:16 He says to him again a second-time, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love* me?
He says to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.
He says to him, Shepherd my sheep.
21:17 He says to him the third-time, Simon, son of Jonah, Do you love me?
Peter was sorrowful because he said to him the third-time, Do you love me like a friend? And he said to him, Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you like a friend.
Jesus says to him, Feed my sheep. 21:18 Assuredly, assuredly, I am saying to you, When you were younger, you were girding yourself and were walking where you were wishing. But whenever you are elderly, you will stretch out your hands and another will gird you and will be carrying you where you do not wish. 21:19 Now he spoke this signifying by what sort of death he will be glorifying God. And after he said this, he says to him, Follow me.
21:20 But Peter turned again and sees the disciple whom Jesus loved* following; who also leaned-back upon his chest at the supper and who had said, Lord, who is he who is giving you up? 21:21 After Peter saw this one and says to Jesus, Lord and what about this one?
21:22 Jesus says to him, If I will for him to abide until I come, what is that to you? You, follow me!
21:23 Therefore, this speech went forth to the brethren, that, that disciple does not die. And yet Jesus did not say to him that he does not die, but, If I will for him to remain until I come, what is that to you?
21:24 This is the disciple who is testifying concerning these things and wrote these things and we know that his testimony is true*.
21:25 Now there are also many other things testifying to how-many things Jesus did*, which if they should be written every one, I assume that not even the world itself is able to make room for the books being written.
Amen.
{NOTES: Please read the Preface and other non-bible sections. * is our universal footnoting for words contained in the ‘Definitions’ section. These words are NOT the same Greek word as the non-asterisk form; i.e., *FOR is different from FOR* is different from FOR. ° (degree sign) denotes plural forms.}