1 A fter this, Jesus again showed Himself to His followers at the lake of Tiberias. It happened like this:

After this, Jesus let Himself be seen and revealed again to the disciples, at the Sea of Tiberias. And He did it in this way:

2 S imon Peter and Thomas who was called the Twin and Nathanael from the town of Cana in the country of Galilee and the sons of Zebedee and two other followers were all together.

There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas, called the Twin, and Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, also the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples.

3 S imon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” The others said, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into a boat. That night they caught no fish.

Simon Peter said to them, I am going fishing! They said to him, And we are coming with you! So they went out and got into the boat, and throughout that night they caught nothing.

4 E arly in the morning Jesus stood on the shore of the lake. The followers did not know it was Jesus.

Morning was already breaking when Jesus came to the beach and stood there. However, the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

5 T hen Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They said, “No.”

So Jesus said to them, Boys (children), you do not have any meat (fish), do you? They answered Him, No!

6 H e said to them, “Put your net over the right side of the boat. Then you will catch some fish.” They put out the net. They were not able to pull it in because it was so full of fish.

And He said to them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat and you will find. So they cast the net, and now they were not able to haul it in for such a big catch (mass, quantity) of fish.

7 T hen the follower whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Peter heard it was the Lord, he put on his fisherman’s coat. (He had taken it off.) Then he jumped into the water.

Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, It is the Lord! Simon Peter, hearing him say that it was the Lord, put (girded) on his upper garment (his fisherman’s coat, his outer tunic)—for he was stripped —and sprang into the sea.

8 T he other followers came in the boat. They were pulling the net with the fish. They were not far from land, only a little way out.

And the other disciples came in the small boat, for they were not far from shore, only some hundred yards away, dragging the net full of fish.

9 W hen they came to land they saw fish and bread on a fire.

When they got out on land (the beach), they saw a fire of coals there and fish lying on it, and bread.

10 J esus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”

Jesus said to them, Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.

11 S imon Peter went out and pulled the net to land. There were 153 big fish. The net was not broken even with so many.

So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net to land, full of large fish, 153 of them; and there were so many of them, the net was not torn.

12 J esus said to them, “Come and eat.” Not one of the followers would ask, “Who are You?” They knew it was the Lord.

Jesus said to them, Come have breakfast. But none of the disciples ventured or dared to ask Him, Who are You? because they knew that it was the Lord.

13 J esus came and took bread and fish and gave it to them.

Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so also the fish.

14 T his was the third time Jesus had shown Himself to His followers after He had risen from the dead. The Risen Christ Talks to Peter

This was now the third time that Jesus revealed Himself (appeared, was manifest) to the disciples after He had risen from the dead.

15 W hen they were finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?” Peter answered Jesus, “Yes, Lord, You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My lambs.”

When they had eaten, 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 J esus said to Peter the second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” He answered Jesus, “Yes, Lord, You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Take care of My sheep.”

Again He said to him the 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, Shepherd (tend) My sheep.

17 J esus said to Peter the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” Peter felt bad because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love Me?” He answered Jesus, “Lord, You know everything. You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.

He said to him the third time, Simon, son of John, do you love Me ? Peter was grieved (was saddened and hurt) that He should ask him the 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 F or sure, I tell you, when you were young, you put on your belt and went wherever you wanted to go. When you get old, you will put out your hands and someone else will put on your belt and take you away where you do not want to go.”

I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, when you were young you girded yourself and you walked about wherever you pleased to go. But when you grow old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will put a girdle around you and carry you where you do not wish to go.

19 H e said this to tell Peter what kind of death he would die to honor God. After Jesus said this, He said to Peter, “Follow Me.”

He said this to indicate by what kind of death Peter would glorify God. And after this, He said to him, Follow Me!

20 P eter turned around. He saw the follower whom Jesus loved, following. This one had been beside Jesus at the supper. This is the one who had asked Jesus, “Lord, who will hand You over?”

But Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved, following—the one who also had leaned back on His breast at the supper and had said, Lord, who is it that is going to betray You?

21 P eter saw him and said to Jesus, “But Lord, what about this one?”

When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, Lord, what about this man?

22 J esus said, “If I want this one to wait until I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.”

Jesus said to him, If I want him to stay (survive, live) until I come, what is that to you? You follow Me!

23 S o the news spread among the followers that this follower would not die. But Jesus did not say to him that he would not die. He said, “If I want him to wait until I come, what is that to you?” John Tells That He Wrote This Book

So word went out among the brethren that this disciple was not going to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not going to die, but, If I want him to stay (survive, live) till I come, what is that to you?

24 T his is the follower who is telling of these things and who has written them. We know that his word is true.

It is this same disciple who is bearing witness to these things and who has recorded (written) them; and we know that his testimony is true.

25 T here are many other things which Jesus did also. If they were all written down, I do not think the world itself could hold the books that would be written.

And there are also many other things which Jesus did. If they should be all recorded one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain (have room for) the books that would be written.