John 21:14

John 21:14

12 Jesus said to them, ^a“Come and eat breakfast.” Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?”—knowing that it was the Lord.

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

14 This is now ^athe third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead.

Jesus Restores Peter

15 So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of¹ Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I² love You.” He said to him, ^a“Feed My lambs.”

16 He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of¹ Jonah, do you love Me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I² love You.” ^aHe said to him, “Tend My ^bsheep.”

17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of¹ 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, ^aYou know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.

18 ^aMost 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.”

19 This He spoke, signifying ^aby what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, ^b“Follow Me.”

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John 21:14 The third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples. John does not say that this was the third appearance of Jesus, but the third time he had showed himself to the "disciples", or apostles, for that is the sense in which "disciples" is here, and often, used. The first time was his appearance to the ten apostles, on the evening of the day of the resurrection (John 20:19). The second was to the eleven (Thomas was now present) one week later (John 20:26).

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