John:21:15-25

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* So when they had eaten 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 care for You ."He said to him , "Feed My lambs ." * 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 care for You ."He said to him , "Shepherd My sheep ." * He said to him the third time , "Simon , [son ] of Jonah , do you care for Me ?"Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time , "Do you care for Me ?"And he said to Him , "Lord , You know all things ; You know that I care for You ."Jesus said to him , "Feed My sheep . * Most assuredly I say to you , when you were younger , you used to dress yourself and used to walk where you wished ; but when you are old , you will stretch out your hands , and another will dress you and will carry [you ] where you do not wish ." * But this He said , signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God . And when He had spoken this , He said to him , "Follow Me ." * Then Peter , turning around , saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following , who also had reclined on His chest at the supper , and said , "Lord , who is the one who betrays You ?" * Peter , seeing him , said to Jesus , "But Lord , what [about ] this [man ]?" * Jesus said to him , "If I will that he remain till I come , what is [that ] to you ? You follow Me ." * Therefore this saying went out among the brothers that this disciple would not die . Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die , but , "If I will that he remain till I come , what is [that ] to you ?" * This is the disciple who testifies of these things , and wrote these things ; and we know that his testimony is true . * And there are also many other things which Jesus did , which if they were written one by one , I suppose that not even the world itself would have room for the books which would be written . Amen .

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