New American Standard Bible 1995

John 21

Jesus Appears at the Sea of Galilee

1AfterΜετὰMetaG3326theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424manifestedἐφανέρωσενephanerōsenG5319Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438againπάλινpalinG3825to the disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101at theSeaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281of TiberiasΤιβεριάδος·TiberiadosG5085,and He manifestedἐφανέρωσενephanerōsenG5319Himselfin thisG3779wayοὕτως.houtōsG3779.

2SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτρος,PetrosG4074, andThomasΘωμᾶςThōmasG2381calledλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004DidymusΔίδυμος,DidumosG1324, andNathanaelΝαθαναὴλNathanaēlG3482ofCanaΚανὰKanaG2580in GalileeΓαλιλαίας,GalilaiasG1056, and the sonsof ZebedeeΖεβεδαίου,ZebedaiouG2199,and twoδύο.duoG1417othersἄλλοιalloiG243of His disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101were togetherὁμοῦhomouG3674.

3SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “I am goingὑπάγωhupagōG5217fishingἁλιεύειν.halieueinG232.”They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to him, “We will alsoG2532comeἐρχόμεθαerchomethaG2064with you.” They wentἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831out and gotἐνέβησανenebēsanG1684into the boatπλοῖονploionG4143; andthat nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571they caughtἐπίασανepiasanG4084nothingοὐδέν.oudenG3762.

4But when the dayG4407was nowἤδηēdēG2235breakingγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096 G4407,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424stoodἔστηestēG2476on the beachαἰγιαλόν·aigialonG123;yetμέντοιmentoiG3305the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101did notknowG3609that it was JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424.

5SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to them,“Childrenπαιδία,paidiaG3813,you do not haveἔχετε;echeteG2192anyτιtiG5100fishπροσφάγιονprosphagionG4371, do you?”They answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611Him, “Noοὔ.ouG3756.”

6And He saidG3004to them, “CastβάλετεbaleteG906the netδίκτυονdiktuonG1350on the right-handδεξιὰdexiaG1188sideμέρηmerēG3313of the boatπλοίουploiouG4143and you will findεὑρήσετε.heurēseteG2147a catch.”Soοὖν,ounG3767they castἔβαλονebalonG906,and thenG3765they were not ableἴσχυονischuonG2480to haulἑλκύσαιhelkusaiG1670it in becauseἀπὸapoG575of the greatG4128numberG4128of fishἰχθύων.ichthuōnG2486.

7ThereforeοὖνounG3767that discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101whomὃνhonG3739JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424lovedἠγάπαēgapaG25saidλέγειlegeiG3004to PeterΠέτρῳ·PetrōG4074, “It is the LordκύριόςkuriosG2962.”SoοὖνounG3767when SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074heardἀκούσαςakousasG191that it was the LordκύριόςkuriosG2962,he putδιεζώσατο,diezōsatoG1241his outerG1903garmentG1903on (for he was strippedγυμνός,gumnosG1131for work),and threwἔβαλενebalenG906himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438into the seaθάλασσαν.thalassanG2281.

8But the otherἄλλοιalloiG243disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameἦλθον·ēlthonG2064in the littleG4142boatπλοιαρίῳploiariōG4142,for they were not farμακρὰνmakranG3112from the landγῆςgēsG1093,but aboutὡςhōsG5613oneG1250hundredδιακοσίωνdiakosiōnG1250yardsπηχῶνpēchōnG4083awayG575,draggingσύροντεςsurontesG4951the netδίκτυονdiktuonG1350fullof fishἰχθύων.¶ichthuōnG2486.

9SoοὖνounG3767whenὩςHōsG5613they gotἀπέβησανapebēsanG576out on the landγῆν,gēnG1093,they sawβλέπουσινblepousinG991a charcoalG439fireἀνθρακιὰνanthrakianG439alreadylaidκειμένηνkeimenēnG2749andfishὀψάριονopsarionG3795placedἐπικείμενονepikeimenonG1945on it, and breadἄρτον.artonG740.

10JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“BringἐνέγκατεenegkateG5342someἀπὸapoG575of thefishὀψαρίωνopsariōnG3795whichὧνhōnG3739you have nowνῦν.nunG3568caughtἐπιάσατεepiasateG4084.”

11SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074wentἀνέβηanebēG305up and drewεἵλκυσενeilkusenG1670the netδίκτυονdiktuonG1350to landγῆνgēnG1093,fullμεστὸνmestonG3324of largeμεγάλωνmegalōnG3173fishἰχθύωνichthuōnG2486,a hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540and fifty-threeπεντήκοντα τριῶν·pentēkonta triōnG4004 G5140;and although there were soG5118manyτοσούτωνtosoutōnG5118,the netδίκτυον.¶diktuonG1350was not tornἐσχίσθηeschisthēG4977.

Jesus Provides

12JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to them,“ComeδεῦτεdeuteG1205andhaveG709breakfastG709.”NoneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of the disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101venturedἐτόλμαetolmaG5111to questionἐξετάσαιexetasaiG1833Him, “WhoτίςtisG5101are You?” knowingG3609that it was the LordκύριόςkuriosG2962.

13JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameἜρχεταιErchetaiG2064and tookλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983the breadἄρτονartonG740and gaveδίδωσινdidōsinG1325it to them, and thefishὀψάριονopsarionG3795likewiseὁμοίως.homoiōsG3668.

14ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is nowἤδηēdēG2235thethirdτρίτονtritonG5154timeG5154that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was manifestedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319to the disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101,after He was raisedἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453from the deadνεκρῶν.¶nekrōnG3498.

The Love Motivation

15SoοὖνounG3767whenὍτεHoteG3753they hadfinishedG709breakfastG709,JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to SimonΣίμωνιSimōniG4613PeterΠέτρῳPetrōG4074,“SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613, sonof JohnἸωάννου,IōannouG2491 G2495, do youloveἀγαπᾷςagapasG25Me moreG4183than theseτούτων;toutōnG3778?”He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “YesναὶnaiG3483,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962;You knowG3609that IloveφιλῶphilōG5368You.” He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him,“TendβόσκεboskeG1006My lambsἀρνίαarniaG721.”

16He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him againπάλινpalinG3825a secondδεύτερον·deuteronG1208timeG1208,“SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613, sonof JohnἸωάννου,IōannouG2491 G2495, do youloveἀγαπᾷςagapasG25Me?”He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “YesναὶnaiG3483,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962;You knowG3609that IloveφιλῶphilōG5368You.” He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “ShepherdποίμαινεpoimaineG4165My sheepπρόβατάprobataG4263.”

17He saidG3004to him the thirdτρίτον·tritonG5154timeτρίτον·tritonG5154,“SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613, sonof JohnἸωάννου,IōannouG2491 G2495, do youloveφιλεῖςphileisG5368Me?”PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074was grievedἐλυπήθηelupēthēG3076becauseG3754He saidG3004to himthe thirdG5154timeG5154, “Do youloveφιλεῖςphileisG5368Me?”And he saidG3004to Him, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,You knowG3609allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956;You knowγινώσκειςginōskeisG1097that IloveφιλῶphilōG5368You.” JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to him, “TendβόσκεboskeG1006My sheepπρόβατάprobataG4263.

Our Times Are in His Hand

18TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, whenὅτεhoteG3753you were youngerνεώτερος,neōterosG3501,you used to girdἐζώννυεςezōnnuesG2224yourselfG4572and walkπεριεπάτειςperiepateisG4043whereverὅπουhopouG3699you wishedἤθελες.ēthelesG2309;but whenὅτανhotanG3752you growG1095oldG1095,you will stretchἐκτενεῖςekteneisG1614out your handsχεῖράςcheirasG5495and someoneG243elseG243will girdζώσειzōseiG2224you, and bringοἴσειoiseiG5342you whereὅπουhopouG3699you do not wishθέλεις.theleisG2309to go.”

19NowδὲdeG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778He saidλέγειlegeiG3004,signifyingσημαίνωνsēmainōnG4591bywhatG4169kindG4169of deathθανάτῳthanatōG2288he would glorifyδοξάσειdoxaseiG1392Godθεόν.theonG2316.And when He had spokenG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,He saidG3004to him, “FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190Me!”

20PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,turningἘπιστραφεὶςEpistrapheisG1994aroundG1994,sawβλέπειblepeiG991thediscipleμαθητὴνmathētēnG3101whomὃνhonG3739JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424lovedἠγάπαēgapaG25followingἀκολουθοῦνταakolouthountaG190them;the one whoὃςhosG3739alsoG2532hadleanedG377backG377on His bosomστῆθοςstēthosG4738at the supperδείπνῳdeipnōG1173and saidG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,whoτίςtisG5101is the one who betraysπαραδιδούςparadidousG3860You?”

21SoοὖνounG3767PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074seeingG3708him saidλέγειlegeiG3004to JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,and whatτί;tiG5101about thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778?”

22JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him,“IfἐὰνeanG1437I wantθέλωthelōG2309him to remainμένεινmeneinG3306untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I comeἔρχομαι,erchomaiG2064,whatτίtiG5101is that to you? Youfollowἀκολούθει.¶akoloutheiG190Me!”

23ThereforeοὖνounG3767thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778sayingλόγοςlogosG3056wentἘξῆλθενExēlthenG1831out amongεἰςeisG1519the brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80that that discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101would not dieἀποθνῄσκει·apothnēskeiG599;yetδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424did not sayG3004to him that he would not dieἀποθνῄσκει,apothnēskeiG599, but only,“IfἐὰνeanG1437I wantθέλωthelōG2309him to remainμένεινmeneinG3306untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I comeἔρχομαι,erchomaiG2064,whatτίtiG5101is that to you?”

24ThisG3778is the discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101whois testifyingμαρτυρῶνmarturōnG3140to theseG3778thingsG3778and wroteγράψαςgrapsasG1125theseG3778thingsG3778,and we knowG3609that his testimonyμαρτυρίαmarturiaG3141is trueἀληθὴςalēthēsG227.

25And there are alsoκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλὰpollaG4183otherἄλλαallaG243thingsG4183whichἃhaG3739JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,whichἅτιναhatinaG3748ifἐὰνeanG1437they were writtenγράφηταιgraphētaiG1125in detailἕν,henG1520,I supposeοἶμαιoimaiG3633that evenοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889itselfαὐτὸνautonG846would not containχωρῆσαιchōrēsaiG5562the booksβιβλία.bibliaG975that would be writtenγραφόμεναgraphomenaG1125.

Jesus Appears at the Sea of Galilee

Jesus Provides

The Love Motivation

Our Times Are in His Hand

Commentaries on John 21