John:21
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After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias ;
and on this wise shewed he himself .
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There were together Simon Peter ,
and Thomas called Didymus ,
and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee ,
and the sons of Zebedee ,
and two other of his disciples .
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Simon Peter saith unto them ,
I go a fishing .
They say unto him ,
We also go with thee .
They went forth ,
and entered into a ship immediately ;
and that night they caught nothing .
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But when the morning was now come ,
Jesus stood on the shore :
but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus .
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Then Jesus saith unto them ,
Children ,
have ye any meat ?
They answered him ,
No .
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And he said unto them ,
Cast the net on the right side of the ship ,
and ye shall find .
They cast therefore ,
and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes .
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Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter ,
It is the Lord .
Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord ,
he girt his fisher '
s coat unto him , (
for he was naked ,)
and did cast himself into the sea .
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And the other disciples came in a little ship ; (
for they were not far from land ,
but as it were two hundred cubits ,)
dragging the net with fishes .
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As soon then as they were come to land ,
they saw a fire of coals there ,
and fish laid thereon ,
and bread .
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Jesus saith unto them ,
Bring of the fish which ye have now caught .
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Simon Peter went up ,
and drew the net to land full of great fishes ,
an hundred and fifty and three :
and for all there were so many ,
yet was not the net broken .
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Jesus saith unto them ,
Come and dine .
And none of the disciples durst ask him ,
Who art thou ?
knowing that it was the Lord .
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Jesus then cometh ,
and taketh bread ,
and giveth them ,
and fish likewise .
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This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples ,
after that he was risen from the dead .
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So when they had dined ,
Jesus saith to Simon Peter ,
Simon ,
son of Jonas ,
lovest thou me more than these ?
He saith unto him ,
Yea ,
Lord ;
thou knowest that I love thee .
He saith unto him ,
Feed my lambs .
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He saith to him again the second time ,
Simon ,
son of Jonas ,
lovest thou me ?
He saith unto him ,
Yea ,
Lord ;
thou knowest that I love thee .
He saith unto him ,
Feed my sheep .
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He saith unto him the third time ,
Simon ,
son of Jonas ,
lovest thou me ?
Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time ,
Lovest thou me ?
And he said unto him ,
Lord ,
thou knowest all things ;
thou knowest that I love thee .
Jesus saith unto him ,
Feed my sheep .
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Verily ,
verily ,
I say unto thee ,
When thou wast young ,
thou girdedst thyself ,
and walkedst whither thou wouldest :
but when thou shalt be old ,
thou shalt stretch forth thy hands ,
and another shall gird thee ,
and carry thee whither thou wouldest not .
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This spake he ,
signifying by what death he should glorify God .
And when he had spoken this ,
he saith unto him ,
Follow me .
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Then Peter ,
turning about ,
seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following ;
which also leaned on his breast at supper ,
and said ,
Lord ,
which is he that betrayeth thee ?
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Peter seeing him saith to Jesus ,
Lord ,
and what shall this man do ?
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Jesus saith unto him ,
If I will that he tarry till I come ,
what is that to thee ?
follow thou me .
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Then went this saying abroad among the brethren ,
that that disciple should not die :
yet Jesus said not unto him ,
He shall not die ;
but ,
If I will that he tarry till I come ,
what is that to thee ?
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This is the disciple which testifieth of these things ,
and wrote these things :
and we know that his testimony is true .
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And there are also many other things which Jesus did ,
the which ,
if they should be written every one ,
I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written .
Amen .