New American Standard Bible 1995

John 21:15-19

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.

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!”

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