1 Depois disso Jesus apareceu novamente aos seus discípulos, à margem do mar de Tiberíades. Foi assim:

2 Estavam juntos Simão Pedro; Tomé, chamado Dídimo; Natanael, de Caná da Galiléia; os filhos de Zebedeu; e dois outros discípulos.

3 "Vou pescar", disse-lhes Simão Pedro. E eles disseram: "Nós vamos com você". Eles foram e entraram no barco, mas naquela noite não pegaram nada.

4 Ao amanhecer, Jesus estava na praia, mas os discípulos não o reconheceram.

5 Ele lhes perguntou: "Filhos, vocês têm algo para comer? " "Não", responderam eles.

6 Ele disse: "Lancem a rede do lado direito do barco e vocês encontrarão". Eles a lançaram, e não conseguiam recolher a rede, tal era a quantidade de peixes.

7 O discípulo a quem Jesus amava disse a Pedro: "É o Senhor! " Simão Pedro, ouvindo-o dizer isso, vestiu a capa, pois a havia tirado, e lançou-se ao mar.

8 Os outros discípulos vieram no barco, arrastando a rede cheia de peixes, pois estavam apenas a cerca de noventa metros da praia.

9 Quando desembarcaram, viram ali uma fogueira, peixe sobre brasas, e um pouco de pão.

10 Disse-lhes Jesus: "Tragam alguns dos peixes que acabaram de pescar".

11 Simão Pedro entrou no barco e arrastou a rede para a praia. Ela estava cheia: tinha cento e cinqüenta e três grandes peixes. Embora houvesse tantos peixes, a rede não se rompeu.

12 Jesus lhes disse: "Venham comer". Nenhum dos discípulos tinha coragem de lhe perguntar: "Quem és tu? " Sabiam que era o Senhor.

13 Jesus aproximou-se, tomou o pão e o deu a eles, fazendo o mesmo com o peixe.

14 Esta foi a terceira vez que Jesus apareceu aos seus discípulos, depois que ressuscitou dos mortos.

15 Depois de comerem, Jesus perguntou a Simão Pedro: "Simão, filho de João, você me ama realmente mais do que estes? " Disse ele: "Sim, Senhor, tu sabes que te amo". Disse Jesus: "Cuide dos meus cordeiros".

16 Novamente Jesus disse: "Simão, filho de João, você realmente me ama? " Ele respondeu: "Sim, Senhor tu sabes que te amo". Disse Jesus: "Pastoreie as minhas ovelhas".

17 Pela terceira vez, ele lhe disse: "Simão, filho de João, você me ama? " Pedro ficou magoado por Jesus lhe ter perguntado pela terceira vez "Você me ama? " e lhe disse: "Senhor, tu sabes todas as coisas e sabes que te amo". Disse-lhe Jesus: "Cuide das minhas ovelhas.

18 Digo-lhe a verdade: Quando você era mais jovem, vestia-se e ia para onde queria; mas quando for velho, estenderá as mãos e outra pessoa o vestirá e o levará para onde você não deseja ir".

19 Jesus disse isso para indicar o tipo de morte com a qual Pedro iria glorificar a Deus. E então lhe disse: "Siga-me! "

20 Pedro voltou-se e viu que o discípulo a quem Jesus amava os seguia. ( Este era o que se inclinara para Jesus durante a ceia e perguntara: "Senhor, quem te irá trair? " )

21 Quando Pedro o viu, perguntou: "Senhor, e quanto a ele? "

22 Respondeu Jesus: "Se eu quiser que ele permaneça vivo até que eu volte, o que lhe importa? Siga-me você".

23 Foi por isso que se espalhou entre os irmãos o rumor de que aquele discípulo não iria morrer. Mas Jesus não disse que ele não iria morrer; apenas disse: "Se eu quiser que ele permaneça vivo até que eu volte, o que lhe importa? "

24 Este é o discípulo que dá testemunho dessas coisas e que as registrou. Sabemos que o seu testemunho é verdadeiro.

25 Jesus fez também muitas outras coisas. Se cada uma delas fosse escrita, penso que nem mesmo no mundo inteiro haveria espaço suficiente para os livros que seriam escritos.

1 After these things, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself this way. 2 Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, "I’m going fishing."

They told him, "We are also coming with you." They immediately went out and entered into the boat. That night, they caught nothing. 4 But when day had already come, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the disciples didn’t know that it was Jesus. 5 Jesus therefore said to them, "Children, have you anything to eat?"

They answered him, "No."

6 He said to them, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some."

They cast it therefore, and now they weren’t able to draw it in for the multitude of fish. 7 That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It’s the Lord!"

So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he wrapped his coat around himself (for he was naked), and threw himself into the sea. 8 But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away), dragging the net full of fish. 9 So when they got out on the land, they saw a fire of coals there, with fish and bread laid on it. 10 Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish which you have just caught."

11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of one hundred fifty-three great fish. Even though there were so many, the net wasn’t torn.

12 Jesus said to them, "Come and eat breakfast!"

None of the disciples dared inquire of him, "Who are you?" knowing that it was the Lord.

13 Then Jesus came and took the bread, gave it to them, and the fish likewise. 14 This is now the third time that Jesus was revealed to his disciples after he had risen from the dead. 15 So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?"

He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you."

He said to him, "Feed my lambs." 16 He said to him again a second time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?"

He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you."

He said to him, "Tend my sheep." 17 He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?"

Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time, "Do you have affection for me?" He said to him, "Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you."

Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep. 18 Most certainly I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted to. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you don’t want to go."

19 Now he said this, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. When he had said this, he said to him, "Follow me."

20 Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesus’ breast at the supper and asked, "Lord, who is going to betray you?" 21 Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, "Lord, what about this man?"

22 Jesus said to him, "If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you? You follow me." 23 This saying therefore went out among the brothers that this disciple wouldn’t die. Yet Jesus didn’t say to him that he wouldn’t die, but, "If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you?"

24 This is the disciple who testifies about these things, and wrote these things. We know that his witness is true. 25 There are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they would all be written, I suppose that even the world itself wouldn’t have room for the books that would be written.