AFTER these things Jesus again shewed himself to the disciples at the
sea of Tiberias; and he appeared in the following manner: (2)Simon
Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, the twin, and Nathaniel who was of
Cana of Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of the
disciples were together. (3)Simon Peter said to them, I am going
a-fishing. They say to him, We too will go with thee. They went out,
and got on board the vessel immediately; and that night they caught
nothing. (4)But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood upon the
beach: yet the disciples had not discovered that it was Jesus. (5)Then
saith Jesus unto them, My youths, have ye any thing eatable? They
answered him, No. (6)Then he said to them, Shoot the net on the right
side of the vessel, and ye shall find fish. They shot it therefore, and
now they were not able to drag it in from the quantity of fishes.
(7)Then said that disciple whom Jesus loved to Peter, It is the Lord!
Then Simon Peter, when he heard that it was the Lord, girt his coat
round him, (for he was stripped,) and threw himself into the sea.
(8)And the other disciples came in the little vessel, (for they were
not far from land, only about two hundred cubits,) dragging the net
with the fishes. (9)When therefore they were come to land, they saw a
fire laid, and a fish upon it, and a loaf. (10)Jesus saith to them,
Bring some of the fish which ye have just caught. (11)Simon Peter went
aboard, and drew the net to land full of large fishes, to the number of
a hundred and fifty-three: and though they were so many, yet was not
the net rent. (12)Jesus saith to them, Come, dine. Now not one of the
disciples dared inquire, Who art thou? conscious that it was the Lord.
(13)Then Jesus cometh, and taketh the loaf, and distributed to them,
and of the fish in like manner. (14)Now this was the third time Jesus
had shewed himself to the disciples, after he rose from the dead.
(15)When therefore they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon,
son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him, Yes,
Lord! thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my lambs.
(16)He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest
thou me? He saith to him, Yes, Lord! thou knowest that I love thee.
Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. (17)He saith to 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 to him, Lord,
thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I love thee! Jesus saith to
him, Feed my sheep. (18)Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast
a younger man, thou didst gird up thyself, and go about whithersoever
thy choice led thee: but when thou shalt grow old, another person
extending thy hands, shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou
wouldest not. (19)This he told him, to intimate by what kind of death
he should glorify God. And having thus spoken, he said to him, Follow
me. (20)Now Peter, turning about, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved
following; who also at the supper reclined on his bosom, and said,
Lord, which is the person who betrayeth thee? (21)Peter looking at him,
saith to Jesus, Lord, and what will become of this man? (22)Jesus saith
to him, If I will that he abide till I come, what is that to thee?
follow thou me. (23)Then this speech went forth among the disciples, as
though this disciple was not to die: yet Jesus had not said to him,
That he shall not die; but, If I will that he abide till I come, what
is that to thee?
(24)This is the disciple who is testifing of these things, and hath
written these things: and we know that his testimony is true. (25)And
there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if every
particular was written, I am of opinion that the world itself would not
be capable of retaining the books which should be written. Amen.