John 21:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So the disciple who was dear to Jesus said to Peter, It is the Lord! Hearing that it was the Lord, Peter put his coat round him (because he was not clothed) and went into the sea.

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  • John 13:23 : 23 There was at table one of his disciples, the one dear to Jesus, resting his head on Jesus' breast.
  • John 19:26 : 26 So when Jesus saw his mother and the disciple who was dear to him, he said to his mother, Mother, there is your son!
  • John 20:2 : 2 Then she went running to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple who was loved by Jesus, and said to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the place of the dead and we have no knowledge where they have put him.
  • Ps 118:23 : 23 This is the Lord's doing; it is a wonder in our eyes.
  • John 21:20 : 20 Then Peter, turning round, saw the disciple who was dear to Jesus coming after them--the disciple who was resting on his breast at the last meal, and said, Lord, who is it who will be false to you?
  • John 21:24 : 24 This is the disciple who gives witness about these things and who put them in writing: and we have knowledge that his witness is true.
  • Acts 2:36 : 36 For this reason, let all Israel be certain that this Jesus, whom you put to death on the cross, God has made Lord and Christ.
  • Acts 10:36 : 36 The word which he sent to the children of Israel, giving the good news of peace through Jesus Christ (who is Lord of all)--
  • 1 Cor 15:47 : 47 The first man is from the earth, and of the earth: the second man is from heaven.
  • 2 Cor 5:14 : 14 For it is the love of Christ which is moving us; because we are of the opinion that if one was put to death for all, then all have undergone death;
  • Jas 2:1 : 1 My brothers, if you have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, do not take a man's position into account.
  • Song 8:7 : 7 Much water may not put out love, or the deep waters overcome it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would be judged a price not great enough.
  • Matt 14:28-29 : 28 And Peter, answering, said to him, Lord, if it is you, give me the order to come to you on the water. 29 And he said, Come. And Peter got out of the boat, and walking on the water, went to Jesus.
  • Mark 11:3 : 3 And if anyone says to you, Why are you doing this? say, The Lord has need of him and will send him back straight away.
  • Luke 2:11 : 11 For on this day, in the town of David, a Saviour has come to birth, who is Christ the Lord.
  • Luke 7:47 : 47 And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of her great love: but he who has small need of forgiveness gives little love.
  • John 20:20 : 20 And when he had said this, he let them see his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
  • John 20:28 : 28 And Thomas said in answer, My Lord and my God!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 21:6
    83%

    6 And he said to them, Let down the net on the right side of the boat and you will get some. So they put it in the water and now they were not able to get it up again because of the great number of fish.

  • John 21:8-21
    14 verses
    81%

    8 And the other disciples came in the little boat (they were not far from land, only about two hundred cubits off) pulling the net full of fish.

    9 When they got to land, they saw a fire of coals there, with fish cooking on it, and bread.

    10 Jesus said to them, Get some of the fish which you have now taken.

    11 So Peter went to the boat and came back pulling the net to land, full of great fish, a hundred and fifty-three; and though there was such a number the net was not broken.

    12 Jesus said to them, Come and take some food. And all the disciples were in fear of putting the question, Who are you? being conscious that it was the Lord.

    13 Then Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and the fish in the same way.

    14 Now this was the third time that Jesus let himself be seen by the disciples after he had come back from the dead.

    15 Then when they had taken food, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, is your love for me greater than the love of these others? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you are certain of my love for you. He said to him, Then give my lambs food.

    16 Again, a second time, he said to him, Simon, son of John, have you any love for me? Yes, Lord, he said, you are certain of my love for you. Then take care of my sheep, said Jesus.

    17 He said to him a third time, Simon, son of John, am I dear to you? Now Peter was troubled in his heart because he put the question a third time, Am I dear to you? And he said to him, Lord, you have knowledge of all things; you see that you are dear to me. Jesus said to him, Then give my sheep food.

    18 Truly I say to you, When you were young, you made yourself ready and went wherever you had a desire to go: but when you are old, you will put out your hands and another will make you ready, and you will be taken where you have no desire to go.

    19 Now this he said, pointing out the sort of death by which he would give God glory. And after saying this, he said to him, Come after me.

    20 Then Peter, turning round, saw the disciple who was dear to Jesus coming after them--the disciple who was resting on his breast at the last meal, and said, Lord, who is it who will be false to you?

    21 Seeing him, Peter said to Jesus, What about this man?

  • John 21:1-4
    4 verses
    78%

    1 After these things Jesus let himself be seen again by the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and it came about in this way.

    2 Simon Peter, Thomas named Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were all together.

    3 Simon Peter said to them, I am going fishing. They said to him, And we will come with you. They went out and got into the boat; but that night they took no fish.

    4 Now very early in the morning Jesus was there by the edge of the sea (though the disciples were not conscious that it was Jesus).

  • Luke 5:4-9
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    75%

    4 And when his talk was ended, he said to Simon, Go out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish.

    5 And Simon, answering, said, Master, we were working all night and we took nothing: but at your word I will let down the nets.

    6 And when they had done this, they got such a great number of fish that it seemed as if their nets would be broken;

    7 And they made signs to their friends in the other boat to come to their help. And they came, and the two boats were so full that they were going down.

    8 But Simon, when he saw it, went down at the knees of Jesus and said, Go away from me, O Lord, for I am a sinner.

    9 For he was full of wonder and so were all those who were with him, at the number of fish which they had taken;

  • John 13:23-25
    3 verses
    75%

    23 There was at table one of his disciples, the one dear to Jesus, resting his head on Jesus' breast.

    24 Making a sign to him, Simon Peter said, Who is it he is talking about?

    25 He, then, resting his head on Jesus' breast, said to him, Lord, who is it?

  • Matt 4:18
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    18 And when he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, whose other name was Peter, and Andrew, his brother, who were putting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

  • Matt 14:28-30
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    73%

    28 And Peter, answering, said to him, Lord, if it is you, give me the order to come to you on the water.

    29 And he said, Come. And Peter got out of the boat, and walking on the water, went to Jesus.

    30 But when he saw the wind he was in fear and, starting to go down, he gave a cry, saying, Help, Lord.

  • John 13:6
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    6 So he came to Simon Peter. Peter said, Lord, are my feet to be washed by you?

  • Mark 1:16
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    16 And going by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, the brother of Simon, putting a net into the sea: for they were fishermen.

  • John 20:2-3
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    72%

    2 Then she went running to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple who was loved by Jesus, and said to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the place of the dead and we have no knowledge where they have put him.

    3 So Peter and the other disciple went out to the place of the dead.

  • Luke 22:61
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    61 And the Lord, turning, gave Peter a look. And the words of the Lord came to Peter's mind, how he had said, This night, before the hour of the cock's cry, you will be false to me three times.

  • Mark 1:18-19
    2 verses
    71%

    18 And they went straight from their nets, and came after him.

    19 And going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in their boat stitching up their nets.

  • John 6:21-22
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    21 Then they readily took him into the boat: and straight away the boat was at the land to which they were going.

    22 The day after, the people who were on the other side of the sea saw that only one small boat had been there, that Jesus had not gone in that boat with the disciples, but that the disciples had gone away by themselves.

  • Matt 17:27
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    27 But, so that we may not be a cause of trouble to them, go to the sea, and let down a hook, and take the first fish which comes up; and in his mouth you will see a bit of money: take that, and give it to them for me and you.

  • John 13:37
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    37 Peter said to him, Why may I not come with you even now? I will give up my life for you.

  • Luke 5:11
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    11 And when they had got their boats to the land, they gave up everything and went after him.

  • John 20:6
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    6 Then Simon Peter came after him and went into the hole in the rock; and he saw the linen bands on the earth,

  • John 13:9
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    9 Simon Peter said to him, Lord, not my feet only, but my hands and my head.

  • Luke 5:2
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    2 And he saw two boats by the edge of the water, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.

  • John 6:19
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    19 After they had gone three or four miles they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near to the boat; and they had great fear.

  • John 18:15
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    15 And Simon Peter went after Jesus with another disciple. Now that disciple was a friend of the high priest and he went in with Jesus into the house of the high priest;

  • Mark 6:50
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    50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. But straight away he said to them, Take heart, it is I, have no fear.