John 21 (NET)

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John 21:1¹After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. Now this is how he did so.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:John 6:1 John 6:23 Matt 28:16 John 20:19-29 Matt 26:32 Matt 28:7

John 21:2²Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael (who was from Cana in Galilee), the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples of his were together.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Matt 4:21-22 John 1:45-2:1 John 4:46 John 11:16 John 20:28 John 2:11 Josh 19:28 Luke 5:10

John 21:3³Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they replied. They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Luke 5:5 Matt 4:18-20 2 Thess 3:7-9 Luke 5:10-11 1 Thess 2:9 1 Cor 3:7 2 Kgs 6:1-7 Acts 18:3 1 Cor 9:6 Acts 20:34

John 21:4⁴When it was already very early morning, Jesus stood on the beach, but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:John 20:14 Luke 24:15-16 Luke 24:31 Mark 16:12

John 21:5⁵So Jesus said to them, “Children, you don’t have any fish, do you?” They replied, “No.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Phil 4:19 Phil 4:11-13 1 John 2:13 Heb 13:5 Luke 24:41-43 Ps 37:3 1 John 2:18

John 21:6⁶He told them, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they threw the net, and were not able to pull it in because of the large number of fish.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Luke 5:4-7 Acts 2:41 Acts 4:4 John 2:5 Heb 2:6-9

John 21:7⁷Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” So Simon Peter, when he heard that it was the Lord, tucked in his outer garment (for he had nothing on underneath it), and plunged into the sea.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:John 13:23 John 19:26 John 20:2 John 21:24 Matt 14:28-29 2 Cor 5:14 John 21:20 Acts 10:36 Acts 2:36 Luke 2:11

John 21:8⁸Meanwhile the other disciples came with the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AI

John 21:9⁹When they got out on the beach, they saw a charcoal fire ready with a fish placed on it, and bread.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Kgs 19:5-6 John 21:10 John 21:13 John 18:18

John 21:10¹⁰Jesus said, “Bring some of the fish you have just now caught.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AI

John 21:11¹¹So Simon Peter went aboard and pulled the net to shore. It was full of large fish, 153, but although there were so many, the net was not torn.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Luke 5:6-8 Acts 2:41

John 21:12¹²“Come, have breakfast,” Jesus said. But none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Acts 10:41 John 16:19 Luke 9:45 Gen 32:29-30 John 21:15 John 4:27 Mark 9:32

John 21:13¹³Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:John 21:9 Acts 10:41 Luke 24:42-43

John 21:14¹⁴This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:John 20:26 John 20:19

John 21:15¹⁵Then when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these do?” He replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” Jesus told him, “Feed my lambs.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 John 4:19 Isa 40:11 Rom 15:1 2 Cor 5:14-15 1 Pet 1:8 1 Pet 5:1-4 Eph 6:24 Acts 20:28 Ezek 34:23 Jer 3:15

John 21:16¹⁶Jesus said a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd my sheep.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Acts 20:28 1 Pet 5:2 1 Pet 2:25 John 10:11-16 Ps 100:3 Luke 15:3-7 Luke 19:10 Ps 95:7 Heb 13:20 John 18:17

John 21:17¹⁷Jesus said a third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that Jesus asked him a third time, “Do you love me?” and said, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you.” Jesus replied, “Feed my sheep.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:John 13:38 John 16:30 Mark 14:72 Eph 4:30 John 14:15 John 15:10 John 18:27 John 21:15-16 Rev 2:23 1 John 3:16-24

John 21:18¹⁸I tell you the solemn truth, when you were young, you tied your clothes around you and went wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others will tie you up and bring you where you do not want to go.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:John 13:36 Acts 12:3-4 Acts 21:11

John 21:19¹⁹(Now Jesus said this to indicate clearly by what kind of death Peter was going to glorify God.) After he said this, Jesus told Peter, “Follow me.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:2 Pet 1:14 John 21:22 Matt 10:38 Phil 1:20 1 Sam 12:20 John 13:36-37 Mark 8:33-38 1 Pet 4:11-14 John 12:26 John 12:33

John 21:20²⁰Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. (This was the disciple who had leaned back against Jesus’ chest at the meal and asked, “Lord, who is the one who is going to betray you?”)Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:John 21:7 John 20:2 John 21:24 John 13:23-26

John 21:21²¹So when Peter saw him, he asked Jesus, “Lord, what about him?”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Luke 13:23-24 Acts 1:6-7 Matt 24:3-4

John 21:22²²Jesus replied, “If I want him to live until I come back, what concern is that of yours? You follow me!”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Rev 2:25 Rev 3:11 Mark 9:1 Matt 16:27-28 1 Cor 4:5 1 Cor 11:26 Jas 5:7 John 21:19 Matt 24:3 Matt 24:44

John 21:23²³So the saying circulated among the brothers and sisters that this disciple was not going to die. But Jesus did not say to him that he was not going to die, but rather, “If I want him to live until I come back, what concern is that of yours?”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Deut 29:29 Job 33:13 Dan 4:35 Acts 1:15 Job 28:28

John 21:24²⁴This is the disciple who testifies about these things and has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:John 15:27 John 19:35 1 John 1:1-2 1 John 5:6 3 John 1:12

John 21:25²⁵There are many other things that Jesus did. If every one of them were written down, I suppose the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Ps 40:5 John 20:30-31 Ps 71:15 Job 26:14 Heb 11:32 Acts 10:38 Acts 20:35 Matt 11:5 Eccl 12:12 Amos 7:10

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