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21:1-25 Friday Start After these things Jesus showed himself again to
the disciples on the sea
of Tiberias. He showed himself in this way. Gathered together were Simon Peter
and Thomas called 'Twin' and Nathanael from Cana of Galilee and the sons of
Zebedee and two other disciples.
Simon Peter says to them "I am going fishing." They say to him "We also are
coming with you. So they went
out and got into the boat. In
that night they caught nothing.
When it was early morning Jesus stood on the shore. But the disciples did not know that
it was Jesus. Jesus therefore
says to them "Children
have you got any fish?" They answered him "No." So he
said to them "Cast the net on the right side of the boat and you will
find some." They therefore
cast it and were unable to drag in the net because of the multitude of fish
in it. The disciple that Jesus
especially loved said to Peter.
"It is the Lord."
Therefore, Simon Peter, hearing that it was the Lord wrapped his
coat around himself for he was naked, and threw himself into the sea. But the other disciples came in the
little boat for they were not far from the land, about two hundred
cubits. They were dragging the
net full of the fish. When therefore they got out of the small boat onto the land they
see a coal fire lying there with
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fish on it and bread. Jesus
says to them "Bring some
of the fish that you have just caught." Simon Peter went up (onto the
small boat) and dragged the net to the land full of fish. There was a great many of these - a
hundred and fifty-three. Indeed
there was so many it was surprising the net had not torn. Jesus says to
them "Come and have breakfast." None of the disciples dared to ask
him the question "Who are you?" because they knew it was the
Lord. Jesus comes and takes the
bread and gives it to them, as with the fish. This was now the third time that
Jesus was manifested to the disciples after being raised from the dead. Finish When they had breakfasted
Jesus says to Simon Peter "Simon son of John do you love me more than
these?" He (Peter) says to him "Yes Lord you know that I love
you." He says to him
"Feed my lambs." He
says to him again a second time "Simon son of John do you love
me?" He says to him "Yes Lord, you know that I love you." He
says to him "Shepherd my little sheep." He says to him the third time
"Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved that 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 says to him "Feed my little sheep. Truly,
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truly
I tell you, when you were younger, you gathered up your clothes and walked
where you wanted to go. But
when you grow old you will stretch out your hands and another will gird up
your clothes and will carry you where you don't want to go." He said this in order to signify by
what death he (Peter) would glorify God. And on saying this he tells him
"Follow me." Peter
turned around and saw the disciple that Jesus especially loved following
(them). This was the one who
had leaned on the breast of (Jesus) at the supper and had said "Lord
who is it that is betraying you?"
On seeing this one Peter says to Jesus "Lord what about this
one?" Jesus says to him.
"If I wish him to remain until I come what is that to you? You are to
follow me." Now word went
out to the brothers that that disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say to him (Peter)
that he would not die. Rather
he said "If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to
you?"
This is the disciple that is giving witness concerning these things
and who has written about these things. We know that he is a true
witness.
There are also many other things that Jesus did. But if every single one of them were
written down I do not think the world itself could contain the rolls of
writing.
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