Jesus’s Threefold Restoration of Peter
15 When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, 21:15–17 Other mss read "Simon, son of Jonah; Mt 16:17; Jn 1:42do you love me more than these? "
"Yes, Lord," he said to him, "you know that I love you."
"Feed my lambs," he told him. 16 A second time he asked him, "Simon, son of John, do you love 21:16 Lk 6:35; Rv 12:11me? " 21:16 Lk 10:27
"Yes, Lord," he said to him, "you know that I love you."
"Shepherd 21:16 1Pt 5:2my sheep," 21:16 Mt 7:15; Jn 10:11he told him.
17 He asked him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love 21:17 Mk 14:44; Jn 5:20me? "
Peter was grieved 21:17 2Co 2:2 that he asked him the third time, "Do you love me? " He said, "Lord, you know everything; 21:17 Jn 16:30 you know that I love you."
"Feed 21:17 Jn 21:15my sheep," Jesus said. 18 "Truly I tell you, 21:18 Jn 1:51; Rv 22:21when you were younger, you would tie your belt and walk wherever you wanted. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will tie you and carry you where you don’t want to go."19 He said this to indicate by what kind of death 21:19 2Pt 1:14 Peter would glorify God. 21:19 Jn 11:4; 17:1; 1Pt 2:12 After saying this, he told him, "Follow me." 21:19 Jn 1:43; 8:12; 10:27