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.
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.