At that time, Jesus revealed himself to his disciples after he was
raised from the dead, and he said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John,
do you love me more than these?" He said to him "Yes, Lord; you
know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs." A second
time he said to him, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to
him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." He said to him, "Tend my
sheep." He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love
me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you
love me?" And he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know
that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I
say to you, when you were young, you girded yourself and walked where
you would; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and
another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." (This
he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after
this he said to him, "Follow me."
Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who
had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said, "Lord, who
is it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him, he said to
Jesus, "Lord, what about this man?" Jesus said to him, "If it is my
will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!"
So, the word went out among the brethren that this disciple would not
die; but Jesus did not say to him that he would not die. He said, "If
it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?"
This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things, and who
has written these things; and we know that his testimony is true.
But there are also many other things which Jesus did; were every one
of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not
contain the books that would be written. Amen.
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