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John 21

1 Christ appeareth to his disciples again. 15 He commandeth Peter earnestly to feed his sheep 18 He forwarneth him of his death, 25 And of Christ’s manifold miracles.
1.After these things, Jesus shewed him self again to his disciples at the ^sea of Tiberias: & thus shewed he him self.
2.There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas, which is called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galile, and the sons of Zebedeus, and two other of his disciples.
3.Simon Peter said unto them, I go a fishing. They said unto him, We also will go with thee. They went their way and entered into a ship straight way, and that night caught they nothing.
4.But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: nevertheless the disciples knewe not that it was Jesus.
5.Jesus then said unto them, ^Sirs, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
6.Then he said unto them, Cast out the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. So they acast out, and they were not able at all to draw it, for the multitude of fishes.
7.Therefore said the disciple whom Jesus loved, unto Peter, It is the Lord. When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he gird his bcoat to him (for he was naked) and cast him self into the sea.
8.But the other disciples came by ship (for they were not far from land, but about two hundreth cubits) and they drew the net with fishes.
9.Assoon then as they were come to land, they saw hot coals, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
10.Jesus said unto them, Bring of the fishes, which ye have now caught.
11.Simon Peter stepped forth and drew the net to land, full of great fishes, and hundreth, fifty and three: and albeit there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
12.Jesus said unto them, Come, and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou, seeing they knewe that he was the Lord.
13.Jesus then came & took bread, & gave them, & fish likewise.
14.This is now the third time that Jesus shewed him self to his disciples, after that he was risen again from the dead.
15.¶ So when they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon son of Jona, clovest thou me more then these? He said unto him, Yea Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He said unto him, Feed my lambs.
16.He said to him again the second time, Simon the son of Jona, lovest thou me? He said unto him, Yea Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He said unto him, Feed my sheep.
17.He said unto him the dthird time, Simon the son of Jona, lovest thou me? Peter was sorry because he said to him the third time, Lovest thou me: and said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things: thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus said unto him, Feed my sheep.
18.Verily, verily I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thy self, and walkedst whither thou woldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thine hands, and another shall egird thee, and lead thee whither thou woldest not.
19.And this spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had said this, he said to him, Follow me.
20.Then Peter turned about, and saw the disciple whom JESUS loved, following, which had also *leaned on his breast at supper, and had said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
21.When Peter therefore saw him, he said to Jesus, Lord, what shall this man do?
22.Jesus said unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is it to thee? follow thou me.
23.Then went this word abroad among the brethren, that this disciple should not die. Yet Jesus said not to him, He shall not die: but if I will that he tarry till I come, what is it to thee?
24.This is that disciple, which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true.
25.*Now there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which if they should be written every one, fI suppose the world could not contain the books that should be written, Amen.

Notes

1-^.
Or, lake of Genesareth.
5-^.
Or, Children.
6-a.
Albeit they knew him not, yet they followed his counsel, because they had all night taken pains in vain.
7-b.
It was some linen garment, which fishers used to wear, which being trussed unto him, covered his nether parts, and also letted not his swimming.
15-c.
The minister can not well teach his congregation, except he love Christ effectually, which love is not in them that feed not the flock.
17-d.
Because Peter should be established in his office of an Apostle, Christ causes him by these three times confessing, to wipe away the shame of his three times denying.
18-e.
Instead of a girdle, you shall be tied with bands and cords: and where as now you go at liberty, then you shall be drawn to punishment when your flesh shall after a sort resist.
20-*.
Chap. 13.23.
25-*.
Chap. 20.30.
25-f.
But God would not charge us with so great an heap: seeing therefore that we have so much as is necessary, we ought to content ourselves and praise his mercy.