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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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Jesus asked him again, 'Simon son of John, do you love me?' Peter answered, 'Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Take care of my sheep.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    He saith{G3004} to him{G846} again{G3825} a second time,{G1208} Simon,{G4613} [son] of John,{G2495} lovest thou{G25} me?{G3165} He saith{G3004} unto him,{G846} Yea,{G3483} Lord;{G2962} thou{G4771} knowest{G1492} that{G3754} I love{G5368} thee.{G4571} He saith{G3004} unto him,{G846} Tend{G4165} my{G3450} sheep.{G4263}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    He saith{G3004}{(G5719)} to him{G846} again{G3825} the second time{G1208}, Simon{G4613}, son of Jonas{G2495}, lovest thou{G25}{(G5719)} me{G3165}? He saith{G3004}{(G5719)} unto him{G846}, Yea{G3483}, Lord{G2962}; thou{G4771} knowest{G1492}{(G5758)} that{G3754} I love{G5368}{(G5719)} thee{G4571}. He saith{G3004}{(G5719)} unto him{G846}, Feed{G4165}{(G5720)} my{G3450} sheep{G4263}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    He sayde to him agayne the seconde tyme: Simo Ioana lovest thou me? He sayde vnto him: ye LORde thou knowest that I love ye. He sayde vnto him: fede my shepe.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    He sayde vnto him agayne the seconde tyme: Symo Iohana, louest thou me? He sayde vnto him: Yee LORDE, thou knowest, yt I loue ye. He sayde vnto him: Fede my shepe.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    He said to him againe the second time, Simon the sonne of Iona, louest thou me? He said vnto him, Yea Lorde, thou knowest that I loue thee. He said vnto him, Feede my sheepe.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    He sayth to hym agayne the seconde tyme: Simon Ioanna, louest thou me? He sayth vnto hym: Yea Lorde, thou knowest that I loue thee. He sayde vnto hym: feede my sheepe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    He saith to him again the second time, ‹Simon,› [son] ‹of Jonas, lovest thou me?› He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, ‹Feed my sheep.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He said to him again a second time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    He saith to him again, a second time, `Simon, `son' of Jonas, dost thou love me?' he saith to him, `Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;' he saith to him, `Tend my sheep.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    He saith to him again a second time, Simon, `son' of John, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Tend my sheep.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    He saith to him again a second time, Simon, [son] of John, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Tend my sheep.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He said to him again a second time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Jesus said a second time,“Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He replied,“Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” Jesus told him,“Shepherd my sheep.”

Referenced Verses

  • 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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