nsb - John:21:15-25

nsb@John:21:15 @ When they had eaten Jesus said to Simon Peter: »Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?« He said: »Yes Lord; you know I have affection for you.« Jesus said to him: »Feed my lambs.«

nsb@John:21:16 @ He spoke to him a second time: »Simon, son of John, do you love me?« He replied: »Yes Lord, you know I have affection for you.« Then Jesus said: »Shepherd my sheep.«

nsb@John:21:17 @ The third time Jesus said to him: »Simon, son of John, do you have affection for me?« Peter was grieved. Because he said to him the third time, do you have affection for me? Peter replied: »Lord, you know all things; you know I have affection for you!« Jesus said to him: »Feed my sheep.«

nsb@John:21:18 @ »Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young you dressed yourself and walked wherever you wanted. But when you become old, you stretch out your hands and another dresses you, and carries you where you do not want to go.«

nsb@John:21:19 @ Now this he spoke, signifying by what manner of death he should glorify God. After he spoke he said: »Follow me.«

nsb@John:21:20 @ Peter, turning about, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following. He is the one who also leaned back on his breast at the supper, and said,« Lord, who is he that betrays you?«

nsb@John:21:21 @ Seeing this Peter said to Jesus: Lord, what shall this man do?

nsb@John:21:22 @ Jesus said: »If it is my will that he stay until I come, what is that to you? You follow me.«

nsb@John:21:23 @ This expression went among the brethren, that that disciple should not die. Yet Jesus did not say that he should not die. He only said: »If I will that he stay until I come, what is that to you?«

nsb@John:21:24 @ This is the disciple that bears witness of these things, and wrote these things. That way we know that his witness is true.

nsb@John:21:25 @ There are many other things that Jesus did. Should all of them be written I suppose the world would not contain the books written.