New American Standard Bible 2020

John 21

Jesus Appears at the Sea of Galilee

1AfterΜετὰMetaG3326theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424revealedἐφανέρωσενephanerōsenG5319Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438againπάλινpalinG3825to the disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101at theSeaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281of TiberiasΤιβεριάδος·TiberiadosG5085,and He revealedἐφανέρωσενephanerōsenG5319HimselfinG3779thisG3779wayοὕτως.houtōsG3779:

2SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτρος,PetrosG4074,ThomasΘωμᾶςThōmasG2381whoG3588was calledλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004DidymusΔίδυμος,DidumosG1324,NathanaelΝαθαναὴλNathanaēlG3482ofCanaΚανὰKanaG2580in GalileeΓαλιλαίας,GalilaiasG1056, the sonsof ZebedeeΖεβεδαίου,ZebedaiouG2199,and twoδύο.duoG1417othersἄλλοιalloiG243of His disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101were togetherὁμοῦhomouG3674.

3SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “I am goingὑπάγωhupagōG5217fishingἁλιεύειν.halieueinG232.”They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to him, “We are alsoG2532comingἐρχόμεθαerchomethaG2064with you.” They wentG1831outG1831and gotἐνέβησανenebēsanG1684into the boatπλοῖονploionG4143; andthat nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571they caughtἐπίασανepiasanG4084nothingοὐδέν.oudenG3762.

4But when the dayπρωΐαςprōiasG4405was nowἤδηēdēG2235breakingγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424stoodἔστηestēG2476on the beachαἰγιαλόν·aigialonG123;yetμέντοιmentoiG3305the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101did notknowG3609that it was JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424.

5SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to them,“Childrenπαιδία,paidiaG3813,you do not haveἔχετε;echeteG2192anyτιtiG5100fishG4371toG4371eatG4371, do you?”They answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611Him, “Noοὔ.ouG3756.”

6And He saidG3004to them, “CastβάλετεbaleteG906the netδίκτυονdiktuonG1350on the right-handδεξιὰdexiaG1188sideμέρηmerēG3313of the boatπλοίουploiouG4143,and you will findεὑρήσετε.heurēseteG2147the fish.”Soοὖν,ounG3767they castἔβαλονebalonG906it,and thenG3765they wereG2480not ableἴσχυονischuonG2480to haulἑλκύσαιhelkusaiG1670it in becauseἀπὸapoG575of the greatG4128quantityG4128of fishἰχθύων.ichthuōnG2486.

7ThereforeοὖνounG3767that discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101whomὃνhonG3739JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424lovedἠγάπαēgapaG25saidλέγειlegeiG3004to PeterΠέτρῳ·PetrōG4074, “It is the LordκύριόςkuriosG2962!”SoοὖνounG3767when SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074heardἀκούσαςakousasG191that it was the LordκύριόςkuriosG2962,he putG1241onG1241his outerG1903garmentG1903(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 aboutὡςhōsG5613twoδιακοσίωνdiakosiōnG1250hundredG1250cubitsπηχῶνpēchōnG4083awayG575,draggingσύροντεςsurontesG4951the netδίκτυονdiktuonG1350fullof fishἰχθύων.¶ichthuōnG2486.

9SoοὖνounG3767whenὩςHōsG5613they gotG576outG576on the landγῆν,gēnG1093,they sawβλέπουσινblepousinG991a charcoalG439fireἀνθρακιὰνanthrakianG439alreadymadeκειμένηνkeimenēnG2749andfishὀψάριονopsarionG3795placedἐπικείμενονepikeimenonG1945on it, and breadἄρτον.artonG740.

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

11SoοὖνounG3767SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074wentG305upG305and hauledεἵλκυσενeilkusenG1670the netδίκτυονdiktuonG1350to landγῆνgēnG1093,fullμεστὸνmestonG3324of largeμεγάλωνmegalōnG3173fishἰχθύωνichthuōnG2486,153πεντήκοντα τριῶν·pentēkonta triōnG4004 G5140;and although there were soG5118manyτοσούτωνtosoutōnG5118,the netδίκτυον.¶diktuonG1350was not tornἐσχίσθηeschisthēG4977.

Jesus Provides

12JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to them,“ComeδεῦτεdeuteG1205andhaveG709breakfastG709.”NoneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of the disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101venturedἐτόλμαetolmaG5111to inquireἐξετάσαιexetasaiG1833of Him, “WhoτίςtisG5101are You?” knowingG3609that it was the LordκύριόςkuriosG2962.

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

14ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778was nowἤδηēdēG2235thethirdτρίτονtritonG5154timeG5154that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424revealedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319Himself to the disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101,after He was raisedἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453from the deadνεκρῶν.¶nekrōnG3498.

The Love Question

15NowοὖνounG3767whenὍτεHoteG3753they 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 againπάλινpalinG3825,a 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?”PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074washurtἐλυπήθηelupēthēG3076becauseG3754He 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,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, whenὅτεhoteG3753you were youngerνεώτερος,neōterosG3501,you used to putG2224onG2224your beltG2224and walkπεριεπάτειςperiepateisG4043whereverὅπουhopouG3699you wantedἤθελες.ēthelesG2309;but whenὅτανhotanG3752you growG1095oldG1095,you will stretchἐκτενεῖςekteneisG1614outG1614your handsχεῖράςcheirasG5495and someoneG243elseG243will putG2224your beltG2224onG2224you, and bringοἴσειoiseiG5342youwhereὅπουhopouG3699you do not wantθέλεις.theleisG2309to go.”

19NowδὲdeG1161He saidλέγειlegeiG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,indicatingσημαίνωνsēmainōnG4591bywhatG4169kindG4169of deathθανάτῳthanatōG2288he would glorifyδοξάσειdoxaseiG1392Godθεόν.theonG2316.And when He had saidG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,He saidG3004to him, “FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190Me!”

20PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074turnedἘπιστραφεὶςEpistrapheisG1994aroundG1994and sawβλέπειblepeiG991thediscipleμαθητὴνmathētēnG3101whomὃνhonG3739JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424lovedἠγάπαēgapaG25followingἀκολουθοῦνταakolouthountaG190them--the one whoὃςhosG3739alsoG2532hadleanedG377backG377on His chestστῆθοςstēthosG4738at the supperδείπνῳdeipnōG1173and saidG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,whoτίςtisG5101is the one who is betrayingπαραδιδούςparadidousG3860You?”

21SoοὖνounG3767PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,upon seeingG3708him, saidλέγειlegeiG3004to JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,and whatτί;tiG5101aboutthisτοῦτονtoutonG3778manοὗτοςhoutosG3778?”

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

23ThereforeοὖνounG3767thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778accountλόγοςlogosG3056wentG1831outG1831amongεἰςeisG1519the brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,that 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 testifyingμαρτυρῶνmarturōnG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012theseG3778thingsG3778and wroteγράψαςgrapsasG1125theseG3778thingsG3778,and we knowG3609that his testimonyμαρτυρίαmarturiaG3141is trueἀληθὴςalēthēsG227.

25But there are alsoκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλὰpollaG4183otherἄλλαallaG243thingsG4183whichἃhaG3739JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,whichἅτιναhatinaG3748,ifἐὰνeanG1437they were writtenγράφηταιgraphētaiG1125in detailἕν,henG1520,I expectοἶμαιoimaiG3633that evenοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889itselfαὐτὸνautonG846would not containχωρῆσαιchōrēsaiG5562the booksβιβλία.bibliaG975that would be writtenγραφόμεναgraphomenaG1125.

Jesus Appears at the Sea of Galilee

Jesus Provides

The Love Question

Our Times Are in His Hand

Commentaries on John 21