Revised Literal Translation
John 21
1AfterΜετὰMetaG3326these thingsταῦταtautaG3778Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588G2424shewedἐφανέρωσενephanerōsenG5319himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438againπάλινpalinG3825to the disciplesτοῖς μαθηταῖςtois mathētaisG3588G3101atἐπὶepiG1909the seaτῆς θαλάσσηςtēs thalassēsG3588G2281of Tiberiasτῆς Τιβεριάδος·tēs TiberiadosG3588G5085;andδὲdeG1161on this wiseοὕτως.houtōsG3779shewed heἐφανέρωσενephanerōsenG5319himself.
2ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588There wereἦσανēsanG1510togetherὁμοῦhomouG3674SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτρος,PetrosG4074,andκαὶkaiG2532ThomasΘωμᾶςThōmasG2381calledλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004DidymusΔίδυμος,DidumosG1324,andκαὶkaiG2532NathanaelΝαθαναὴλNathanaēlG3482ofἀπὸapoG575CanaΚανὰKanaG2580in Galileeτῆς Γαλιλαίας,tēs GalilaiasG3588G1056,andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588sonsof Zebedeeτοῦ Ζεβεδαίου,tou ZebedaiouG3588G2199,andκαὶkaiG2532twoδύο.duoG1417otherἄλλοιalloiG243ofἐκekG1537hisαὐτοῦautouG846disciplesτῶν μαθητῶνtōn mathētōnG3588G3101.
3SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,I goὑπάγωhupagōG5217a fishingἁλιεύειν.halieueinG232.They sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,WeG1473alsoκαὶkaiG2532goἐρχόμεθαerchomethaG2064withσὺνsunG4862theeσοί.soiG4771.They went forthἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831,andκαὶkaiG2532enteredG305intoεἰςeisG1519a shipτὸ πλοῖονto ploionG3588G4143immediatelyG2112;andκαὶkaiG2532ἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565nightτῇ νυκτὶtēa nuktiG3588G3571they caughtἐπίασανepiasanG4084nothingοὐδέν.oudenG3762.
4But whenδὲdeG1161the morningπρωΐαςprōiasG4405was nowἤδηēdēG2235comeγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG3588G2424stoodἔστηestēG2476onεἰςeisG1519the shoreαἰγιαλόν·aigialonG3588G123:butμέντοιmentoiG3305the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3588G3101knewᾔδεισανēdeisanG1492notοὐouG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754it wasἐστιν.¶estinG1510JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424.
6ὁhoG3588τὰtaG3588AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,CastβάλετεbaleteG906the netτοῦ δίκτυονtou diktuonG3588G1350onεἰςeisG1519the rightδεξιὰdexiaG1188sideμέρηmerēG3313of the shipπλοίου τὸploiou toG3588G4143,andκαὶkaiG2532ye shall findεὑρήσετε.heurēseteG2147.They castἔβαλονebalonG906thereforeοὖν,ounG3767,andκαὶkaiG2532nowοὐκέτιouketietiG2089they wereG2480notοὐκέτιouketietiG3756ableἴσχυονischuonG2480to drawἑλκύσαιhelkusaiG1670itαὐτὸautoG846forἀπὸapoG575the multitudeτοῦ πλήθουςtou plēthousG3588G4128of fishesτῶν ἰχθύων.tōn ichthuōnG3588G2486.
7ThereforeοὖνounG3767thatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565discipleὁ μαθητὴςho mathētēsG3588G3101whomὃνhonG3739Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588G2424lovedἠγάπαēgapaG25saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto Peterτῷ Πέτρῳ·tō PetrōG3588G4074,It isἐστιν.estinG1510the Lordὁ κύριόςho kuriosG3588G2962.Now whenοὖνounG3767SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074heardἀκούσαςakousasG191thatὅτιhotiG3754it wasἐστινestinG1510the Lordὁ κύριόςho kuriosG3588G2962,he girtδιεζώσατο,diezōsatoG1241hisfisher’s coatἐπενδύτηνependutēnG1903unto him, (forγὰρgarG1063he wasἦνēnG1510nakedγυμνός,gumnosG1131,)andκαὶkaiG2532did castἔβαλενebalenG906himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438intoεἰςeisG1519the seaτὸν θάλασσαν.ton thalassanG3588G2281.τὴνtēnG3588
8οἱhoiG3588AndδὲdeG1161the otherἄλλοιalloiG243disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101came inἦλθον·ēlthonG2064a little shipτῷ πλοιαρίῳtō ploiariōG3588G4142; (forγὰρgarG1063they wereἦσανēsanG1510notοὐouG3756farμακρὰνmakranG3112fromἀπὸapoG575landτῆς γῆςtēs gēsG3588G1093,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235as it wereὡςhōsG5613ἀπὸapoG575two hundredδιακοσίωνdiakosiōnG1250cubitsπηχῶνpēchōnG4083,)draggingσύροντεςsurontesG4951the netτὸ δίκτυονto diktuonG3588G1350with fishesτῶν ἰχθύων.¶tōn ichthuōnG3588G2486.
9As soonὩςHōsG5613thenοὖνounG3767as they were comeἀπέβησανapebēsanG576toεἰςeisG1519landτὴν γῆν,tēn gēnG3588G1093,they sawβλέπουσινblepousinG991a fire of coalsἀνθρακιὰνanthrakianG439thereκειμένηνkeimenēnG2749,andκαὶkaiG2532fishὀψάριονopsarionG3795laid thereonἐπικείμενονepikeimenonG1945,andκαὶkaiG2532breadἄρτον.artonG740.
11SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074went upἀνέβηanebēG305,andκαὶkaiG2532drewεἵλκυσενeilkusenG1670the netτὸ δίκτυονto diktuonG3588G1350toG1909landτὴν γῆνtēn gēnG3588G1093fullμεστὸνmestonG3324of greatμεγάλωνmegalōnG3173fishesἰχθύωνichthuōnG2486,an hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540and fifty and threeπεντήκοντα τριῶν·pentēkonta triōnG4004G5140:andκαὶkaiG2532for all there wereὄντωνontōnG1510so manyτοσούτωνtosoutōnG5118,yet wasG4977notοὐκoukG3756the netτὸ δίκτυον.¶to diktuonG3588G1350brokenG4977.
12Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588G2424saithΛέγειLegeiG3004unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,ComeδεῦτεdeuteG1205anddineἀριστήσατε.aristēsateG709.AndδὲdeG1161noneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of the disciplesτῶν μαθητῶνtōn mathētōnG3588G3101durstἐτόλμαetolmaG5111askἐξετάσαιexetasaiG1833himαὐτόν·autonG846,WhoτίςtisG5101artεἶ;eiG1510thouσὺsuG4771?knowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754it wasἐστιν.¶estinG1510the Lordὁ κύριόςho kuriosG3588G2962.
15SoοὖνounG3767whenὍτεHoteG3753they had dinedἠρίστησαν,ēristēsanG709,Jesusτῷ Ἰησοῦς·tō IēsousG3588G2424saithλέγειlegeiG3004to SimonΣίμωνι ὁSimōni hoG3588G4613PeterΠέτρῳPetrōG4074,SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613, sonof JonahG2495,lovest thouἀγαπᾷςagapasG25meG1473more thanπλέονpleonG4119theseτούτων;toutōnG3778?He saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,YeaναὶnaiG3483,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962;thouσὺsuG4771knowestG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754I loveφιλῶphilōG5368theeσε.seG4771.He saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,FeedβόσκεboskeG1006myG1473lambsτὰ ἀρνίαta arniaG3588G721.
16He saithλέγειlegeiG3004to himαὐτῷautōG846againπάλινpalinG3825the second timeδεύτερον·deuteronG1208,SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613, sonof JonahG2495,lovest thouἀγαπᾷςagapasG25meG1473?He saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,YeaναὶnaiG3483,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962;thouσὺsuG4771knowestG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754I loveφιλῶphilōG5368theeσε.seG4771.He saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,FeedποίμαινεpoimaineG4165myG1473sheepτὰ πρόβατάta probataG3588G4263.
17τὸtoG3588ὁhoG3588He saithG3004unto himαὐτῷautōG846the third timeτρίτον·tritonG5154,SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613, sonof JonahG2495,lovest thouφιλεῖςphileisG5368meG1473?PeterΠέτρος τὸPetros toG3588G4074was grievedἐλυπήθηelupēthēG3076becauseὅτιhotiG3754he saidG3004unto himαὐτῷautōG846the third timeτρίτον·tritonG5154,Lovest thouφιλεῖςphileisG5368meG1473?AndκαὶkaiG2532he saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,thouσὺsuG4771knowestG1492all thingsπάνταpantaG3956;thouσὺsuG4771knowestγινώσκειςginōskeisG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754I loveφιλῶphilōG5368theeσε.seG4771.Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588G2424saithG3004unto himαὐτῷautōG846,FeedβόσκεboskeG1006myG1473sheepτὰ πρόβατάta probataG3588G4263.
18VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281,verilyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto theeG4771,WhenὅτεhoteG3753thou wastἦςēsG1510youngνεώτερος,neōterosG3501,thou girdedstἐζώννυεςezōnnuesG2224thyselfG4572,andκαὶkaiG2532walkedstπεριεπάτειςperiepateisG4043whitherὅπουhopouG3699thou wouldestἤθελες.ēthelesG2309:butδὲdeG1161whenὅτανhotanG3752thou shalt be oldγηράσῃς,gērasēsG1095,thou shalt stretch forthἐκτενεῖςekteneisG1614thyG4771handsτὰς χεῖράςtas cheirasG3588G5495,andκαὶkaiG2532anotherἄλλοςallosG243shall girdζώσειzōseiG2224theeG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532carryοἴσειoiseiG5342theewhitherὅπουhopouG3699thou wouldestθέλεις.theleisG2309notοὐouG3756.
19δὲdeG1161ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778spake heG3004,signifyingσημαίνωνsēmainōnG4591by whatποίῳpoiōG4169deathθανάτῳthanatōG2288he should glorifyδοξάσειdoxaseiG1392Godτὸν θεόν.ton theonG3588G2316.AndκαὶkaiG2532when he had spokenG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,he saithG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190meG1473.
20ThenG1161Peterὁ Πέτροςho PetrosG3588G4074,turning aboutἘπιστραφεὶςEpistrapheisG1994,seethβλέπειblepeiG991the discipleτὸν μαθητὴνton mathētēnG3588G3101whomὃνhonG3739Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588G2424lovedἠγάπαēgapaG25followingἀκολουθοῦνταakolouthountaG190;whichὃςhosG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532leanedἀνέπεσενanepesenG377onἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846breastτῷ στῆθοςtō stēthosG3588G4738atἐνenG1722supperδείπνῳ τὸdeipnō toG3588G1173,andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,whichτίςtisG5101isἐστινestinG1510he thatὁhoG3588betrayethπαραδιδούςparadidousG3860theeσε;seG4771?
23ThenοὖνounG3767wentG1831thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778sayingὁ λόγοςho logosG3588G3056abroadG1831amongεἰςeisG1519the brethrenτοὺς ἀδελφοὺςtous adelphousG3588G80,thatὅτιhotiG3754thatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565discipleὁ μαθητὴςho mathētēsG3588G3101shouldG599notοὐκoukG3756dieἀποθνῄσκει·apothnēskeiG599:yetG2532Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588G2424saidG3004ὅτιhotiG3754notοὐκoukG3756unto himαὐτῷautōG846,He shallG599notοὐκoukG3756dieἀποθνῄσκει,apothnēskeiG599;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,IfἐὰνeanG1437I will thatθέλωthelōG2309heαὐτὸνautonG846tarryμένεινmeneinG3306tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193I comeἔρχομαι,erchomaiG2064,whatτίtiG5101is thattoπρὸςprosG4314theeσέ;seG4771?
24ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510the discipleμαθητὴςmathētēsG3588G3101whichG3588testifiethμαρτυρῶνmarturōnG3140ofπερὶperiG4012these thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778,andκαὶkaiG2532wroteγράψαςgrapsasG1125these thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778:andκαὶkaiG2532we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754hisαὐτοῦautouG846testimonyμαρτυρίαmarturiaG3588G3141isἐστίν.¶estinG1510trueἀληθὴςalēthēsG227.
25ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161there areἜστινEstinG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλὰpollaG4183other thingsἄλλαallaG243whichG3745JesusἸησοῦς τὸνIēsous tonG3588G2424didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160,the whichἅτιναhatinaG3748,ifἐὰνeanG1437they should be writtenγράφηταιgraphētaiG1125everyκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596oneἕν,henG1520,I suppose thatοἶμαιoimaiG3633even the worldκόσμον τὰkosmon taG3588G2889itselfαὐτὸνautonG846couldG5562notοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761containG5562the booksβιβλία.bibliaG975that should be writtenγραφόμεναgraphomenaG1125.AmenG281.
Commentaries on John 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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