John 21:16

KJV1611 – Modern English

He said to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, do you love me? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I love you. He said to him, Feed my sheep.

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  • Acts 20:28 : 28 Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.
  • 1 Pet 5:2 : 2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by compulsion, but willingly; not for dishonest gain, but with a ready mind;
  • Rev 7:17 : 17 For the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and will lead them to living fountains of waters; and God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.
  • Heb 13:20 : 20 Now may the God of peace, who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
  • 1 Pet 2:25 : 25 For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
  • John 18:17 : 17 Then the servant girl who kept the door said to Peter, Are you not also one of this man's disciples? He said, I am not.
  • John 18:25 : 25 And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. Therefore, they said to him, Are you not also one of his disciples? He denied it and said, I am not.
  • Ps 95:7 : 7 For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Today if you will hear his voice,
  • Ps 100:3 : 3 Know that the LORD, He is God; it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
  • Zech 13:7 : 7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is my fellow, says the LORD of hosts: strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered; and I will turn my hand upon the little ones.
  • Matt 2:6 : 6 And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come a Governor who shall rule my people Israel.
  • Matt 25:32 : 32 All nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.
  • Matt 26:72 : 72 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
  • Luke 15:3-7 : 3 And he spoke this parable to them, saying, 4 What man among you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. 7 I say to you, that likewise there will be joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
  • Luke 19:10 : 10 For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.
  • John 10:11-16 : 11 I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd gives his life for the sheep. 12 But the hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 The hired hand flees because he is a hired hand and does not care for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd, and I know my sheep, and am known by my own. 15 As the Father knows me, even so I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd.
  • John 10:26-27 : 26 But you do not believe because you are not of my sheep, as I said to you. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

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  • John 21:17-22
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    93%

    17He said to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, 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.

    18Truly, truly, I say to you, When you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where 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.

    19He said this, signifying by what death he would glorify God. After he spoke this, he said to him, Follow me.

    20Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also leaned on his breast at supper and said, Lord, who is the one that betrays you?

    21Peter saw him and said to Jesus, Lord, what about this man?

    22Jesus said to him, If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me.

  • John 21:10-15
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    10Jesus said to them, Bring some of the fish you have just caught.

    11Simon Peter went up and drew the net to land, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken.

    12Jesus said to them, Come and dine. None of the disciples dared ask him, Who are you? knowing that it was the Lord.

    13Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and fish likewise.

    14This was now the third time Jesus showed himself to his disciples after he had risen from the dead.

    15When they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, do you love me more than these? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I love you. He said to him, Feed my lambs.

  • John 21:5-7
    3 verses
    75%

    5Then Jesus said to them, Children, do you have any fish? They answered him, No.

    6And he said to them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some. They cast it, and now they were unable to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.

    7Therefore, that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, It is the Lord. When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his fisher's coat (for he was stripped) and jumped into the sea.

  • Matt 16:15-17
    3 verses
    73%

    15He said to them, But who do you say that I am?

    16And Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

    17And Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood have not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.

  • John 13:35-38
    4 verses
    72%

    35By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.

    36Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus answered him, Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, but you shall follow me afterward.

    37Peter said to him, Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for your sake.

    38Jesus answered him, Will you lay down your life for my sake? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster shall not crow till you have denied me three times.

  • Luke 22:31-34
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    72%

    31And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

    32But I have prayed for you, that your faith does not fail: and when you have returned, strengthen your brethren.

    33And he said to him, Lord, I am ready to go with you, both to prison and to death.

    34And he said, I tell you, Peter, the rooster shall not crow this day, before you will deny three times that you know me.

  • John 13:6
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    6Then he came to Simon Peter, and Peter said to him, Lord, are you washing my feet?

  • Luke 22:60-61
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    71%

    60And Peter said, Man, I do not know what you are saying. And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.

    61And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, Before the rooster crows, you shall deny me three times.

  • John 6:68
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    68Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.

  • John 13:24-25
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    24Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask who it was of whom he spoke.

    25Then, leaning back on Jesus' breast, he said to him, Lord, who is it?

  • John 10:27
    70%

    27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

  • Mark 14:72
    69%

    72And the second time the rooster crowed. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus said to him, Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times. And when he thought on it, he wept.

  • John 14:15
    69%

    15If you love me, keep my commandments.

  • John 10:14-15
    2 verses
    69%

    14I am the good shepherd, and I know my sheep, and am known by my own.

    15As the Father knows me, even so I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep.

  • John 21:3
    68%

    3Simon Peter said to them, I am going fishing. They said to him, We will go with you. They went out and entered a boat immediately; but that night they caught nothing.

  • Mark 14:30
    68%

    30And Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, That this day, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.

  • Matt 26:34
    68%

    34Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, That this night, before the rooster crow, you shall deny me three times.

  • John 15:9
    68%

    9As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; continue in my love.

  • John 15:12
    68%

    12This is my commandment: That you love one another, as I have loved you.

  • John 13:9
    68%

    9Simon Peter said to him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.

  • John 10:17
    67%

    17Therefore my Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

  • Luke 5:4
    67%

    4Now when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch.

  • John 18:25
    67%

    25And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. Therefore, they said to him, Are you not also one of his disciples? He denied it and said, I am not.

  • John 10:7
    67%

    7Then Jesus said to them again, Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

  • Mark 14:69-70
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    69And a maid saw him again and began to say to those who stood by, This is one of them.

    70And he denied it again. And a little later, those who stood by said again to Peter, Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean, and your speech shows it.

  • Matt 15:15
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    15Then Peter answered and said to him, Explain to us this parable.