John 21

John 21:7

Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.

Now, when Simon Peter heard, by the voice of the disciple whom Jesus loved, that it was the Lord, he put upon him an upper coat; for he was clad, after the manner of fishers, with some close inner garment only; and, having girt it unto him, did cast himself, in the vehemence of his desire to come unto Christ, into the sea.

John 21:12

And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.

And the disciples, seeing such assured proofs and clear evidences that it was the Lord, durst not, for shame, move any question thereof; as if they could conceive any doubt of so manifest and undeniable a truth.

John 21:17

He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lorest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lorest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I lore thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

Simon, the son of Jona, thou hast shewed much fervent affection to me, above thy fellows, in that thou hast cast thyself into the sea, to come unto me; and, indeed, thou hast reason to love me more than the rest, for that more is remitted to thee than to them: tell me therefore, dost thou love me more than these thy fellow disciples? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee, fervently and zealously. Jesus saith unto him, Then do thou shew and improve this love of thine unto me, in this one point above all others; see that thou do carefully teach and guide the souls of my people: thy affection cannot reach unto me; let it be bestowed upon those tender converts, which shall come under thy charge.

John 21:18

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, &c.

Verily, I say unto thee, In thy younger times, thou hadst the free command of thyself, and full scope and liberty to dispose of thyself to thine own best liking; but, when thou shalt be old, thou shalt be restrained in durance, and be forced to undergo martyrdom; thou shalt be both bound and crucified.

John 21:22

Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.

It neither concerns thee, nor befits thee, to ask what shall become of thy fellows: leave that to my care: I have determined what to do with all mine; and particularly with this disciple, whom I have always held so dear unto me: and, if it were my determination to continue him here upon earth, till my coming again, what were this to thee? look thou to thyself; and address thyself to follow me in that bloody way, which I have led thee, to glory.

John 21:25

And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.

Let no man think, that I intended in this writing, to comprehend all the miraculous works which Jesus did; but only to choose out some few from a world of those wonders, that he wrought: and, if all his great and marvellous acts should be recorded, they would doubtless fill infinite volumes.