John 21:17

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

He saith to him the third time, `Simon, `son' of Jonas, dost thou dearly love me?' Peter was grieved that he said to him the third time, `Dost thou dearly love me?' and he said to him, `Lord, thou hast known all things; thou dost know that I dearly love thee.' Jesus saith to him, `Feed my sheep;

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  • John 16:30 : 30 now we have known that thou hast known all things, and hast no need that any one do question thee; in this we believe that from God thou didst come forth.'
  • John 13:38 : 38 Jesus answered him, `Thy life for me thou wilt lay down! verily, verily, I say to thee, a cock will not crow till thou mayest deny me thrice.'
  • Mark 14:72 : 72 and a second time a cock crew, and Peter remembered the saying that Jesus said to him -- `Before a cock crow twice, thou mayest deny me thrice;' and having thought thereon -- he was weeping.
  • John 21:15-16 : 15 When, therefore, they dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, `Simon, `son' of Jonas, dost thou love me more than these?' he saith to him, `Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;' he saith to him, `Feed my lambs.' 16 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.'
  • Rev 2:23 : 23 and her children I will kill in death, and know shall all the assemblies that I am he who is searching reins and hearts; and I will give to you -- to each -- according to your works.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 `As many as I love, I do convict and chasten; be zealous, then, and reform;
  • Acts 1:24 : 24 and having prayed, they said, `Thou, Lord, who art knowing the heart of all, shew which one thou didst choose of these two
  • Acts 15:8 : 8 and the heart-knowing God did bare them testimony, having given to them the Holy Spirit, even as also to us,
  • 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For our glorying is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we did conduct ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you;
  • 2 Cor 2:4-7 : 4 for out of much tribulation and pressure of heart I wrote to you through many tears, not that ye might be made sorry, but that ye might know the love that I have more abundantly toward you. 5 And if any one hath caused sorrow, he hath not caused sorrow to me, but in part, that I may not burden you all; 6 sufficient to such a one is this punishment, that `is' by the more part, 7 so that, on the contrary, `it is' rather for you to forgive and to comfort, lest by over abundant sorrow such a one may be swallowed up;
  • 2 Cor 7:8-9 : 8 because even if I made you sorry in the letter, I do not repent -- if even I did repent -- for I perceive that the letter, even if for an hour, did make you sorry. 9 I now do rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry to reformation, for ye were made sorry toward God, that in nothing ye might receive damage from us; 10 for the sorrow toward God reformation to salvation not to be repented of doth work, and the sorrow of the world doth work death, 11 for, lo, this same thing -- your being made sorry toward God -- how much diligence it doth work in you! but defence, but displeasure, but fear, but longing desire, but zeal, but revenge; in every thing ye did approve yourselves to be pure in the matter.
  • 2 Cor 8:8-9 : 8 not according to command do I speak, but because of the diligence of others, and of your love proving the genuineness, 9 for ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that because of you he became poor -- being rich, that ye by that poverty may become rich.
  • Eph 4:30 : 30 and make not sorrowful the Holy Spirit of God, in which ye were sealed to a day of redemption.
  • 1 Pet 1:6 : 6 in which ye are glad, a little now, if it be necessary, being made to sorrow in manifold trials,
  • 2 Pet 1:12-15 : 12 Wherefore, I will not be careless always to remind you concerning these things, though, having known them, and having been established in the present truth, 13 and I think right, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up in reminding `you', 14 having known that soon is the laying aside of my tabernacle, even as also our Lord Jesus Christ did shew to me, 15 and I will be diligent that also at every time ye have, after my outgoing, power to make to yourselves the remembrance of these things.
  • 2 Pet 3:1 : 1 This, now, beloved, a second letter to you I write, in both which I stir up your pure mind in reminding `you',
  • 1 John 3:16-24 : 16 in this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down; 17 and whoever may have the goods of the world, and may view his brother having need, and may shut up his bowels from him -- how doth the love of God remain in him? 18 My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth! 19 and in this we know that of the truth we are, and before Him we shall assure our hearts, 20 because if our heart may condemn -- because greater is God than our heart, and He doth know all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart may not condemn us, we have boldness toward God, 22 and whatever we may ask, we receive from Him, because His commands we keep, and the things pleasing before Him we do, 23 and this is His command, that we may believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and may love one another, even as He did give command to us, 24 and he who is keeping His commands, in Him he doth remain, and He in him; and in this we know that He doth remain in us, from the Spirit that He gave us.
  • 3 John 1:7-8 : 7 because for `His' name they went forth, nothing receiving from the nations; 8 we, then, ought to receive such, that fellow-workers we may become to the truth.
  • Luke 22:61-62 : 61 And the Lord having turned did look on Peter, and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said to him -- `Before a cock shall crow, thou mayest disown me thrice;' 62 and Peter having gone without, wept bitterly.
  • John 2:24-25 : 24 and Jesus himself was not trusting himself to them, because of his knowing all `men', 25 and because he had no need that any should testify concerning man, for he himself was knowing what was in man.
  • John 12:8 : 8 for the poor ye have always with yourselves, and me ye have not always.'
  • John 14:15 : 15 `If ye love me, my commands keep,
  • John 15:10 : 10 if my commandments ye may keep, ye shall remain in my love, according as I the commands of my Father have kept, and do remain in His love;
  • John 18:4 : 4 Jesus, therefore, knowing all things that are coming upon him, having gone forth, said to them, `Whom do ye seek?'
  • John 18:27 : 27 again, therefore, Peter denied, and immediately a cock crew.
  • Josh 22:22 : 22 `The God of gods -- Jehovah, the God of gods -- Jehovah, He is knowing, and Israel, he doth know, if in rebellion, and if in trespass against Jehovah (Thou dost not save us this day!)
  • 1 Kgs 17:18 : 18 And she saith unto Elijah, `What -- to me and to thee, O man of God? thou hast come unto me to cause mine iniquity to be remembered, and to put my son to death!'
  • 1 Chr 29:17 : 17 `And I have known, my God, that Thou art trying the heart, and uprightness dost desire; I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these: and now, Thy people who are found here I have seen with joy to offer willingly to Thee.
  • Job 31:4-6 : 4 Doth not He see my ways, And all my steps number? 5 If I have walked with vanity, And my foot doth hasten to deceit, 6 He doth weigh me in righteous balances, And God doth know my integrity.
  • Ps 7:8-9 : 8 Jehovah doth judge the peoples; Judge me, O Jehovah, According to my righteousness, And according to mine integrity on me, 9 Let, I pray Thee be ended the evil of the wicked, And establish Thou the righteous, And a trier of hearts and reins is the righteous God.
  • Ps 17:3 : 3 Thou hast proved my heart, Thou hast inspected by night, Thou hast tried me, Thou findest nothing; My thoughts pass not over my mouth.
  • Jer 17:10 : 10 I Jehovah do search the heart, try the reins, Even to give to each according to his way, According to the fruit of his doings.
  • Lam 3:33 : 33 For He hath not afflicted with His heart, Nor doth He grieve the sons of men.
  • Matt 25:40 : 40 `And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did `it' to one of these my brethren -- the least -- to me ye did `it'.
  • Matt 26:73-75 : 73 And after a little those standing near having come, said to Peter, `Truly thou also art of them, for even thy speech doth make thee manifest.' 74 Then began he to anathematise, and to swear -- `I have not known the man;' and immediately did a cock crow, 75 and Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, he having said to him -- `Before cock-crowing, thrice thou wilt deny me;' and having gone without, he did weep bitterly.

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