John 21:16

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."

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  • Acts 20:28 : 28 Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.
  • 1 Pet 5:2 : 2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;
  • Rev 7:17 : 17 for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne shepherds them, and leads them to springs of waters of life. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."
  • Heb 13:20 : 20 Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus,
  • 1 Pet 2:25 : 25 For you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
  • John 18:17 : 17 Then the maid who kept the door said to Peter, "Are you also one of this man's disciples?" He said, "I am not."
  • John 18:25 : 25 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said therefore to him, "You aren't also one of his disciples, are you?" He denied it, and said, "I am not."
  • Ps 95:7 : 7 for he is our God. We are the people of his pasture, and the sheep in his care. Today, oh that you would hear his voice!
  • Ps 100:3 : 3 Know that Yahweh, he is God. It is he who has made us, and we are his. We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
  • Zech 13:7 : 7 "Awake, sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is close to me," says Yahweh of Armies. "Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; and I will turn my hand against the little ones.
  • Matt 2:6 : 6 'You Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come forth a governor, who shall shepherd my people, Israel.'"
  • Matt 25:32 : 32 Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
  • Matt 26:72 : 72 Again he denied it with an oath, "I don't know the man."
  • Luke 15:3-7 : 3 He told them this parable. 4 "Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn't leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it? 5 When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!' 7 I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.
  • Luke 19:10 : 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost."
  • John 10:11-16 : 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who doesn't own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and flees. The wolf snatches the sheep, and scatters them. 13 The hired hand flees because he is a hired hand, and doesn't care for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I'm known by my own; 15 even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep, which are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd.
  • John 10:26-27 : 26 But you don't believe, because you are not of my sheep, as I told you. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

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    17He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?" Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time, "Do you have affection for me?" He said to him, "Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.

    18Most certainly I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself, and walked where you wanted to. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you, and carry you where you don't want to go."

    19Now he said this, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. When he had said this, he said to him, "Follow me."

    20Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus sincerely loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesus' breast at the supper and asked, "Lord, who is going to betray You?"

    21Peter seeing him, said to Jesus, "Lord, what about this man?"

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    10Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish which you have just caught."

    11Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of great fish, one hundred fifty-three; and even though there were so many, the net wasn't torn.

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

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

    14This is now the third time that Jesus was revealed to his disciples, after he had risen from the dead.

    15So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs."

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

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

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    37Peter said to him, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you."

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    31The Lord said, "Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat,

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

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