John 21:16

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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.”

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  • Acts 20:28 : 28 Watch out for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.
  • 1 Pet 5:2 : 2 Give a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.
  • Rev 7:17 : 17 because the Lamb in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
  • Heb 13:20 : 20 Benediction and Conclusion Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus,
  • 1 Pet 2:25 : 25 For you were going astray like sheep but now you have turned back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
  • John 18:17 : 17 The girl who was the doorkeeper said to Peter,“You’re not one of this man’s disciples too, are you?” He replied,“I am not.”
  • John 18:25 : 25 Peter’s Second and Third Denials Meanwhile Simon Peter was standing in the courtyard warming himself. They said to him,“You aren’t one of his disciples too, are you?” Peter denied it:“I am not!”
  • Ps 95:7 : 7 For he is our God; we are the people of his pasture, the sheep he owns. Today, if only you would obey him!
  • Ps 100:3 : 3 Acknowledge that the LORD is God! He made us and we belong to him; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
  • Zech 13:7 : 7 “Awake, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is my associate,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. Strike the shepherd that the flock may be scattered; I will turn my hand against the insignificant ones.
  • Matt 2:6 : 6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”
  • Matt 25:32 : 32 All the nations will be assembled before him, and he will separate people one from another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
  • Matt 26:72 : 72 He denied it again with an oath,“I do not know the man!”
  • Luke 15:3-7 : 3 So Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Which one of you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go look for the one that is lost until he finds it? 5 Then when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 Returning home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, telling them,‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.’ 7 I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need to repent.
  • Luke 19:10 : 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
  • John 10:11-16 : 11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand, who is not a shepherd and does not own sheep, sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep and runs away. So the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters them. 13 Because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep, he runs away. 14 “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me– 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father– and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep that do not come from this sheepfold. I must bring them too, and they will listen to my voice, so that there will be one flock and one shepherd.
  • John 10:26-27 : 26 But you refuse to believe because you are not my sheep. 27 My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

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    17Jesus said a third time,“Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that Jesus asked him a third time,“Do you love me?” and said,“Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you.” Jesus replied,“Feed my sheep.

    18I tell you the solemn truth, when you were young, you tied your clothes around you and went wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others will tie you up and bring you where you do not want to go.”

    19(Now Jesus said this to indicate clearly by what kind of death Peter was going to glorify God.) After he said this, Jesus told Peter,“Follow me.”

    20Peter and the Disciple Jesus Loved Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them.(This was the disciple who had leaned back against Jesus’ chest at the meal and asked,“Lord, who is the one who is going to betray you?”)

    21So when Peter saw him, he asked Jesus,“Lord, what about him?”

    22Jesus replied,“If I want him to live until I come back, what concern is that of yours? You follow me!”

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

    11So Simon Peter went aboard and pulled the net to shore. It was full of large fish, one hundred fifty-three, but although there were so many, the net was not torn.

    12“Come, have breakfast,” Jesus said. But 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 did the same with the fish.

    14This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

    15Peter’s Restoration Then when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter,“Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these do?” He replied,“Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” Jesus told him,“Feed my lambs.”

  • John 21:5-7
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    5So Jesus said to them,“Children, you don’t have any fish, do you?” They replied,“No.”

    6He told them,“Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they threw the net, and were not able to pull it in because of the large number of fish.

    7Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter,“It is the Lord!” So Simon Peter, when he heard that it was the Lord, tucked in his outer garment(for he had nothing on underneath it), and plunged into the sea.

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

    16Simon Peter answered,“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

    17And Jesus answered him,“You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven!

  • John 13:35-38
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    35Everyone will know by this that you are my disciples– if you have love for one another.”

    36Simon Peter said to him,“Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied,“Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later.”

    37Peter said to him,“Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!”

    38Jesus answered,“Will you lay down your life for me? I tell you the solemn truth, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times!

  • Luke 22:31-34
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    31“Simon, Simon, pay attention! Satan has demanded to have you all, to sift you like wheat,

    32but I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. When you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

    33But Peter said to him,“Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!”

    34Jesus replied,“I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know me.”

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    6Then he came to Simon Peter. Peter said to him,“Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”

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    60But Peter said,“Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” At that moment, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

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

  • Mark 14:72
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    72Immediately a rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered what Jesus had said to him:“Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.

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    15Teaching on the Holy Spirit“If you love me, you will obey my commandments.

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    14“I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me–

    15just as the Father knows me and I know the Father– and I lay down my life for the sheep.

  • John 21:3
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    3Simon Peter told them,“I am going fishing.”“We will go with you,” they replied. They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

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    30Jesus said to him,“I tell you the truth, today– this very night– before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”

  • Matt 26:34
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    34Jesus said to him,“I tell you the truth, on this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”

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    9“Just as the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; remain in my love.

  • John 15:12
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    12My commandment is this– to love one another just as I have loved you.

  • John 13:9
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    17This is why the Father loves me– because I lay down my life, so that I may take it back again.

  • Luke 5:4
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    4When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon,“Put out into the deep water and lower your nets for a catch.”

  • John 18:25
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    25Peter’s Second and Third Denials Meanwhile Simon Peter was standing in the courtyard warming himself. They said to him,“You aren’t one of his disciples too, are you?” Peter denied it:“I am not!”

  • John 10:7
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    7So Jesus said again,“I tell you the solemn truth, I am the door for the sheep.

  • Mark 14:69-70
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    69When the slave girl saw him, she began again to say to the bystanders,“This man is one of them.”

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    15But Peter said to him,“Explain this parable to us.”