1 AFTER these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.
2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.
3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.
8 And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.
9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.
11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.
14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.
15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.
20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.

1After these things Iesus shewed himselfe againe to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias, and on this wise shewed he himselfe.

2There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathaneel of Cana in Galilee, and the sonnes of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.

3Simon Peter saith vnto them, I goe a fishing. They say vnto him, Wee also goe with thee. They went foorth and entred into a ship immediatly, and that night they caught nothing.

4But when the morning was now come, Iesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knewe not that it was Iesus.

5Then Iesus saith vnto them, Children, haue ye any meat? They answered him, No.

6And he said vnto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and yee shall finde. They cast therfore, and now they were not able to draw it, for the multitude of fishes.

7Therefore that Disciple whome Iesus loued, saith vnto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fishers coate vnto him, (for hee was naked) & did cast himselfe into the sea.

8And the other disciples came in a litle ship (for they were not farre from land, but as it were two hundred cubites) dragging the net with fishes.

9Assoone then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coales there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.

10Iesus saith vnto them, Bring of the fish, which ye haue now caught.

11Simon Peter went vp, & drewe the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fiftie and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.

12Iesus saith vnto them, Come, and dine. And none of the disciples durst aske him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.

13Iesus then commeth, and taketh bread, and giueth them, and fish likewise.

14This is nowe the third time that Iesus shewed himselfe to his disciples, after that hee was risen from the dead.

15 So when they had dined, Iesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, sonne of Ionas, louest thou mee more then these? He saith vnto him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I loue thee. He saith vnto him, Feed my lambes.

16He saith to him againe the second time, Simon sonne of Ionas, louest thou me? He saith vnto him, Yea Lord, thou knowest that I loue thee. He saith vnto him, Feed my sheepe.

17He said vnto him the third time, Simon sonne of Ionas, louest thou mee? Peter was grieued, because hee saide vnto him the third time, Louest thou me? And he said vnto him, Lord, thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I loue thee. Iesus sayth vnto him, Feed my sheepe.

18Uerily, verily I say vnto thee, whē thou wast yong, thou girdedst thy selfe, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carie thee whither thou wouldest not.

19This spake hee, signifying by what death he should glorifie God. And when he had spoken this, he sayth vnto him, Follow me.

20Then Peter turning about, seeth the Disciple whom Iesus loued, following, which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is hee that betraieth thee?

21Peter seeing him, saith to Iesus, Lord, and what shall this man doe?

22Iesus saith vnto him, If I will that he tary till I come, what is that to thee? Follow thou me.

23Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that Disciple should not die: yet Iesus sayd not vnto him, He shall not die: but, If I will that he tary till I come, what is that to thee?

24This is the Disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things, and we know that his testimonie is true.

25And there are also many other things which Iesus did, the which if they should be written euery one, I suppose that euen the world it selfe could not conteine the bookes that should be written, Amen.

 

1 After this, Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself in this way. 2 Together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee's sons, and two others of his disciples. 3 Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We also will come with you." So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. 4 When it was already dawn, Jesus was standing on the shore; but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. 5 Jesus said to them, "Children, have you caught anything to eat?" They answered him, "No." 6 So he said to them, "Cast the net over the right side of the boat and you will find something." So they cast it, and were not able to pull it in because of the number of fish. 7 So the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord." When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tucked in his garment, for he was lightly clad, and jumped into the sea. 8 The other disciples came in the boat, for they were not far from shore, only about a hundred yards, dragging the net with the fish. 9 When they climbed out on shore, they saw a charcoal fire with fish on it and bread. 10 Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish you just caught." 11 So Simon Peter went over and dragged the net ashore full of one hundred fifty-three large fish. Even though there were so many, the net was not torn. 12 Jesus said to them, "Come, have breakfast." And none of the disciples dared to ask him, "Who are you?" because they realized it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came over and took the bread and gave it to them, and in like manner the fish. 14 This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to his disciples after being raised from the dead. 15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs."16 He then said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep." 17 He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was distressed that he had said to him a third time, "Do you love me?" and he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." (Jesus) said to him, "Feed my sheep. 18 Amen, amen, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and go where you wanted; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go." 19 He said this signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. And when he had said this, he said to him, "Follow me." 20 Peter turned and saw the disciple following whom Jesus loved, the one who had also reclined upon his chest during the supper and had said, "Master, who is the one who will betray you?" 21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, "Lord, what about him?" 22 Jesus said to him, "What if I want him to remain until I come? What concern is it of yours? You follow me." 23 So the word spread among the brothers that that disciple would not die. But Jesus had not told him that he would not die, just "What if I want him to remain until I come? (What concern is it of yours?)" 24 It is this disciple who testifies to these things and has written them, and we know that his testimony is true. 25 There are also many other things that Jesus did, but if these were to be described individually, I do not think the whole world would contain the books that would be written.

Jn. 21:1,2. They were Simon Peter, Thomas, Nathaniel, James and John. The two others are probably Simon’s brother Andrew and Philip, who brought Nathaniel.
v 3. Impatient with waiting, Peter decided to go fishing, and the others were quick to join him. This self effort was fruitless all night, even along the early morning shore.
v 4-6. About length of a football field away in morning haze, t hey didn’t recognize Jesus on the shore. Nets were cast to left, so they were probably irked at His question, but still followed His command to cast the net on the right side, possibly to show the folly of it. Then they could not draw in the net for the multitude of fish.
v 7-11. Perceptive John realized it was Christ, and Peter, who was naked, that is, outer coat off for work, put on his fishers coat and came to shore while the others brought the boat and fish. Apparently Peter saw the fish Jesus was cooking and found it awkward to talk, so when Jesus asked for some of their fish, he went aboard and  helped draw in the net. Fish were usually counted and divided, and there were 153 big fish. Perhaps He was showing them that when they fished for men to rely on Him, not their own strength. On another occasion the net was breaking, but here it was holding all the fish, perhaps illustrating that no one saved would be lost, Jn. 10:28,29.
v 12-14. Jesus invited them to come eat, but knowing who He was they ate in awkward silence. This was the third time Jesus had met with a group of the disciples.
v 15-17. Jesus did not call him Peter or Cephas, the rock, but just ordinary Simon son of John, who would now have to prove himself. Though ambiguous even in the original, Jesus is not referring to the boats and fish gear. “These” referred to the other disciples, as a reminder to Peter that he had said on the eve of crucifixion, Mt 26:33, “Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.” It also included the boat, the fishing business, anything that might come before Christ.
Two different Greek words were used for love here. Agapao  meant to love deeply, as the divine love of Jn. 14:21 or what the law requires, as in Lk. 10:27, loving with all our heart, soul, strength and might, and our neighbor as ourselves. Phileo  (fil eh’ o) meant merely to be fond of, as a friend. Jesus used Agapao,  Peter used Phileo.
Jesus asked Peter if he loved Him deeply. Remembering his previous proud statement and uncertain what his action might be if he again faced  temptation, Peter only had the confidence to say “Yes, Lord; you know I am very fond of you as my friend”. Jesus replied, “Feed my lambs.” Sometimes lambs have to be carried. Jesus’ meant that there are young or tender believers who need our special care.
Jesus asked Peter a second time if he loved Him deeply. Peter answered as he did before, that he was very fond of him as a friend. This time Jesus told him to “Feed my sheep”. The needs of older sheep differ from those of little lambs, but they still need the shepherd’s care. Perhaps this meant to Peter particularly, that he was to go to the “lost sheep of the house of Israel”, Mt. 10:6.
The third time Jesus used the same Greek word for love that Peter used. “Simon, son of Jonah, are you fond of me as a friend.” Peter was grieved that apparently Jesus did not even give him credit for that much love, and he said, “Lord, thou know-est all things, you know that I am fond of you as a friend.” Again Jesus told him, “Feed my sheep”. Perhaps Jesus is saying this so that Peter will remember later, “And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd”, John 10:6. That verse may have come to Peter’s mind after he saw the sheet with unclean animals let down from heaven, and told to eat, before the Lord sent him to a Gentile, Cornelius, Acts 10.
It may be that as Peter denied Christ three times, Jesus asked him three times if he loved Him. Peter may have thought back to his rash statement that even if all others forsook Jesus, he would not, Mk. 14:29, and feared he would make the same mistake. Jesus accepted the limited commitment Peter gave, and He will accept ours. Obviously, Jesus had forgiven Peter for his temporary lapse of faith, or he would not have given him the commission to “Feed my sheep.” Centuries later, religious leaders in one large church group have acted in Peter’s name to “fleece” the sheep, even having them kiss the toe of Peter’s statute, but Peter was true to his commission.
Early in His ministry Jesus told Peter and others that He would make them to be fishers of men. He has told Peter to shepherd the men who are caught.
v 18,19. Jesus informs Peter that his earthly reward for this service will be to die in his old age by violent death as a martyr, apparently crucifixion, but follow Jesus now.
v 20-23. Peter made a common mistake of trying to figure out God’s will for John, someone else. Jesus kindly let Peter know it was none of his business, but perhaps implied that even if some lived until He returned, we are to keep on doing our job.
v 24,25. Comparing Scriptures, it seems John is the human author of this book, and that he was in a position to fully know that all the statements were true. All Jesus’ words in the Gospels can be read in about three hours, but if everything He did was recorded, it would seem almost endless. When Mary was living with John, she may have told him many stories about Jesus’ early life, in addition to the facts John knew.