John
21: 1-17
Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish
1Afterward Jesus appeared again to his
disciples, by the Sea of Tiberias. It happened this way: 2Simon
Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and
two other disciples were together. 3"I'm going out to
fish," Simon Peter told them, and they said, "We'll go with you." So they
went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
4Early in the morning, Jesus stood on
the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.
5He called out to them, "Friends,
haven't you any fish?"
"No," they answered.
6He said, "Throw your net on the
right side of the boat and you will find some." When they did, they were unable to
haul the net in because of the large number of fish.
7Then the disciple whom Jesus loved
said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, "It
is the Lord," he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and
jumped into the water. 8The other disciples followed in the
boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred
yards. 9When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals
there with fish on it, and some bread.
10Jesus said to them, "Bring some
of the fish you have just caught."
11Simon Peter climbed aboard and
dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was
not torn. 12Jesus said to them, "Come and have
breakfast." None of the disciples dared ask him, "Who are you?" They knew
it was the Lord. 13Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to
them, and did the same with the fish. 14This was now the
third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.
Jesus Reinstates Peter
15When they had finished eating, Jesus
said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?"
"Yes, Lord," he said, "you know that I
love you."
Jesus said, "Feed my lambs."
16Again Jesus said, "Simon son of
John, do you truly love me?"
He answered, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love
you."
Jesus said, "Take care of my sheep."
17 The third time he said to him,
"Simon son of John, do you love me?"
Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time,
"Do you love me?" He said, "Lord, you know all things; you know that I love
you."
Jesus said, "Feed my sheep.
