Jesus
And The Miraculous Catch Of Fish
Afterward
Jesus appeared again to His Disciples
By
the Sea of Tiberias (Galilee).
It
happened this way:
Simon
Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee,
The
sons of Zebedee, and two other Disciples were together.
3
'I'm going out to fish,' Simon Peter told them,
And
they said, 'We'll go with you.'
So
they went out and got into the boat,
But
that night they caught nothing.
4
Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore,
But
the Disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.
5
He called out to them, 'Friends haven't you caught any fish?'
'No,'
they answered.
6
He said, 'Throw your net on the right side of the boat
And
you will find some.'
When
they did they were unable to haul the net in
Because
of the large number of fish.
7
Then the Disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter,
'IT
IS THE LORD!'
As
soon as Simon Peter heard him say,
'IT
IS THE LORD,'
He
wrapped his outer garment around him
(For
he had taken it off) and jumped into the water.
8
The other Disciples followed in the boat,
Towing
the net full of fish,
For
they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards.
9
When the landed, they saw a fire of burning coals
There
with fish on it, and some bread.
10
Jesus said to them,
'Bring
some of the fish you have just caught.'
11
Simon Peter climbed aboard and dragged the net ashore.
It
was full of large fish, 153,
But
even with so many the net was not torn.
12
Jesus said to them, 'Come and have breakfast.'
None
of the Disciples dared as Him, 'Who are You?'
THEY
KNEW IT WAS THE LORD.
13
Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them,
And
did the same with the fish.
14
This was now the third time Jesus appeared to His Disciples
After
He was Raised from the Dead.
Jesus
Reinstates Peter
15
When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter,
'SIMON
SON OF JOHN,
DO
YOU TRULY LOVE ME MORE THAN THESE?'
'Yes,
Lord,' he said, 'You know that I love You.”
JESUS
SAID, 'FEED MY LAMBS.'
16
AGAIN JSEUS SAID, 'SIMON SON OF JOHN,
DO
YOU TRULY LOVE ME?'
He
answered, 'Yes, Lord, You know that I love You.'
JESUS
SAID, 'TAKE CARE OF MY SHEEP.'
17
The third time He said to him,
'SIMON
SON OF JOHN, DO YOU LOVE ME?'
Peter
was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time,
'DO
YOU LOVE ME?'
He
said, 'Lord, You know All Things;
You
know that I love You.'
JESUS
SAID, FEED MY SHEEP.
18
I tell you the Truth,
When
you were younger you dressed yourself
And
went where you wanted;
But
when you are old you will stretch out your hands,
And
someone else will dress you and lead you
Where
you do not want to go.'
19
Jesus said this to indicate the kind of Death
By
which Peter would Glorify God.
THEN
HE SAID TO HIM, 'FOLLOW ME!'
20
Peter turned and saw that the Disciple who Jesus loved
Was
following them.
(This
was the one
Who
had leaned back against Jesus at the supper
And
had said, 'Lord, who is going to Betray You?')
21
When Peter saw him, he asked,
'Lord
what about him?'
22
Jesus answered,
'IF
I WANT HIM TO REMAIN ALIVE UNTIL I RETURN,
WHAT
IS THAT TO YOU? YOU MUST FOLLOW ME.'
23
Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers
That
this Disciple would not Die.
But
Jesus did not say that he would not Die;
He
only said, 'IF I WANT HIM TO REMAIN UNTIL I RETURN,
WHAT
IS THAT TO YOU?'
24
This is the Disciple who Testifies to these things
And
who wrote them down.
We
know that his Testimony is True.
25
Jesus did many other things as well.
IF
EVERY ONE OF THEM WERE WRITTEN DOWN,
I
SUPPOSE THAT EVEN THE WHOLE WORLD
WOULD
NOT HAVE ROOM
FOR
THE BOOKS THAT WOULD BE WRITTEN.
(John
21:1-25)
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