1After these things, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he revealed himself in this way.
2Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples were together.
3Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you too.” They went out and got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing.
4Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; however, the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.
5So Jesus said to them, “Children, you don’t have any fish, do you?” They answered him, “No.”
6And he said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and they were no longer able to haul it in because of the great number of fish.
7Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea.
8But the other disciples came in the small boat, for they were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits away, dragging the net of fish.
9So when they got out on the land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish lying on it, and bread.
10Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.”
11So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of one hundred and fifty-three large fish. And although there were so many, the net was not torn.
12Jesus said to them, “Come, have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord.
13Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and the fish likewise.
14This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
15So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.”
16He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Shepherd my sheep.”
17He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because 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 said to him, “Feed my sheep.”
18“Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.”
19Now he said this to signify by what kind of death Peter would glorify God. And after saying this, he said to him, “Follow me.”
20Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them—the one who had also leaned back against Jesus’s chest at the supper and said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?”
21When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?”
22Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me.”
23So this saying spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?”
24This is the disciple who testifies about these things and who wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true.
25Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. If every one of them were to be written down, I suppose that not even the world itself could contain the books that would be written.
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