15 Da de nu hadde holdt måltid, sier Jesus til Simon Peter: Simon, Johannes' sønn! elsker du mig mere enn disse? Han sier til ham: Ja, Herre! du vet at jeg har dig kjær. Han sier til ham: Fø mine lam!

16 Atter sier han til ham, annen gang: Simon, Johannes' sønn! elsker du mig? Han sier til ham: Ja, Herre! du vet at jeg har dig kjær. Han sier til ham: Vokt mine får!

17 Han sier tredje gang til ham: Simon, Johannes' sønn! har du mig kjær? Peter blev bedrøvet over at han tredje gang sa til ham: Har du mig kjær? Og han sier til ham: Herre! du vet alt, du vet at jeg har dig kjær. Jesus sier til ham: Fø mine får!

15 When, therefore, they dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of Jonas, dost thou love me more than these? he saith to him, Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee; he saith to him, Feed my lambs.

16 He saith to him again, a second time, Simon, [son] of Jonas, dost thou love me? he saith to him, Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee; he saith to him, Tend my sheep.

17 He saith to him the third time, Simon, [son] of Jonas, dost thou dearly love me? Peter was grieved that he said to him the third time, Dost thou dearly love me? and he said to him, Lord, thou hast known all things; thou dost know that I dearly love thee. Jesus saith to him, Feed my sheep;