The Gospel of
John Chapter 21
(Today's
English King James)
21:1
After these things Jesus showed himself again to the
disciples at the
sea
of
Tiberias
; and in this way showed he himself.
21:2
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.
21:3
Simon Peter said to them, I go a fishing. They say to
him, We also go with you. They went forth, and entered
into a ship immediately; and that night they caught
nothing.
21:4
But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the
shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
21:5
Then Jesus said to them, Children, have you any meat?
They answered him, No.
21:6
And he said to them, Cast the net on the right side of
the ship, and you shall find. They cast therefore, and
now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of
fishes.
21:7
Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to
Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that
it was the Lord, he fastened his fisher's coat to him,
(for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.
21:8
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.
21:9
As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a
fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
21:10
Jesus said to them, Bring of the fish which you have
now caught.
21:11
Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of
great fishes, a hundred and fifty and three: and for
all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
21:12
Jesus said to them, Come and dine. And none of the
disciples dared ask him, Who are you? knowing that it
was the Lord.
21:13
Jesus then comes, and takes bread, and gives them, and
fish likewise.
21:14
This is now the third time that Jesus showed himself
to his disciples, after that he was risen from the
dead.
21:15
So when they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter,
Simon, son of Jonas, love you me more than these? He
said to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I love you. He
said to him, Feed my lambs.
21:16
He said to him again the second time, Simon, son of
Jonas, love you me? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you
know that I love you. He said to him, Feed my sheep.
21:17
He said to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas,
love you me? Peter was grieved because he said to him
the third time, Love you me? And he said to him, Lord,
you know all things; you know that I love you. Jesus
said to him, Feed my sheep.
21:18
Truly, truly, I say to you, When you were young, you
dressed yourself, and walked where you would: but when
you shall be old, you shall stretch forth your hands,
and another shall dress you, and carry you where you
would not.
21:19
This spoke he, signifying by what death he should
glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he said to
him, Follow me.
21:20
Then Peter, turning about, sees the disciple whom
Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast
at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrays
you?
21:21
Peter seeing him said to Jesus, Lord, and what shall
this man do?
21:22
Jesus said to him, If I will that he remain till I
come, what is that to you? follow you me.
21:23
Then went this saying abroad among the brothers, that
that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not to
him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he remain
till I come, what is that to you?
21:24
This is the disciple which testifies of these things,
and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony
is true.
21:25
And there are also many other things which Jesus did,
the which, if they should be written every one, I
suppose that evening the world itself could not
contain the books that should be written. Amen.