John

Jesus Appears by the Lake

After this, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. He revealed to them in this way:

Simon Peter, Thomas who was called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee and two other disciples were together;

Simon Peter said to them:

“I’m going fishing.”

They replied:

“We will come with you.”

And they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

Just after daybreak, Jesus was standing on the shore, but the disciples did not realize it was Jesus.

Jesus called out:

“Children, do you have any fish to share?”

They answered:

“Nothing.”

Then he said to them:

“Throw the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.”

When they had lowered the net, they couldn’t pull it in because of the large number of fish.

Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Peter:

“It’s the LORD!”

At these words, “It’s the LORD!” Simon Peter put on some clothes, for he was stripped for work, and jumped into the sea.

The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish; they were not far from land, about a hundred meters.

When they climbed out on shore, they saw a charcoal fire with fish on it and some bread.

Jesus said to them:

“Bring some of the fish you just caught.”

So Simon Peter went over and pulled the net to shore. It was full of big fish—one hundred and fifty-three—but, despite this, the net was not torn.

Jesus said to them:

“Come, have breakfast.”

And not one of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” for they knew it was the LORD.

Jesus came over and took the bread and gave it to them, and he did the same with the fish.

This was the third time that Jesus revealed himself to his disciples after rising from the dead.

Simon Peter’s Mission

After they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter:

“Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?”

He answered:

“Yes, LORD, you know that I love you.”

Jesus said:

“Feed my lambs.”

A second time, Jesus asked him:

“Simon, son of John, do you love me?”

Peter replied:

“Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”

Jesus said to him:

“Tend of my sheep.”

And a third time, he asked him:

“Simon, son of John, do you love me?”

Peter was upset because Jesus asked him a third time, ‘Do you love me?’ and he answered:

“Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.”

Jesus then said:

“Feed my sheep!

Truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and go where you wanted, but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”

Jesus said this, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. Then he added:

“Follow me!”

Peter turned around and saw that the disciple Jesus loved was also following, the one who had leaned close to Jesus at the supper and asked him, ‘Lord, who is to betray you?’

Seeing him, Peter asked Jesus:

“Lord, what about him?”

Jesus replied:

“If I want him to remain until I come, is that any concern of yours? You follow me!”

Because of this, the rumor spread in the community that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to Peter, ‘He will not die,’ but, ‘Suppose I want him to remain until I come back, what concern is that of yours?’

It is the disciple who testifies about these things and has written them down, and we know that his testimony is true.

Jesus did many other things; if all were written down, I don’t think the world itself could contain the books that would be written.