JESUS APPEARS TO THE ELEVEN; THEN TO FIVE HUNDRED BRETHREN AT ONCE.
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where
Jesus had appointed them. And when they saw him, they worshipped him:
but some doubted.
[Illustration: Sea of Galilee.]
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying,
All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye
therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have
commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, _even_ unto the
end of the world. Amen.
After that he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once.
After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the
sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he _himself_.
There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and
Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the _sons_ of Zebedee, and two other
of his disciples.
Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also
go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and
that night they caught nothing. But when the morning was now come, Jesus
stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. Then
Jesus saith unto them,
Children, have ye any meat?
They answered him, No, And he said unto them,
Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find.
They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the
multitude of fishes.
Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, it is the
Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt _his_
fisher's coat _unto him_, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into
the sea. And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were
not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net
with fishes. As soon as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals
there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. Jesus saith unto them,
Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.
Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an
hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not
the net broken. Jesus saith unto them,
Come _and_ dine.
And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it
was the Lord. Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and
fish likewise. This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to
his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead. 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.
He saith to him 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.
He 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.
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou
girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest; but when
thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and
another shall gird thee, and carry _thee_ whither thou
wouldest not.
This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when
he had spoken this, he saith unto him,
Follow me.
Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved
following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord,
which is he that betrayeth thee? Peter seeing him, saith to Jesus, Lord,
and what _shall_ this man _do_? Jesus saith unto him,
If I will that he tarry till I come, what _is that_ to thee?
follow thou me.
Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple
should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I
will that he tarry till I come, what _is that_ to thee? This is the
disciple which testifieth of these things: and wrote these things: and
we know that his testimony is true. After that he was seen of James.