“¶ So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter,Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these?He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him,Feed my lambs.”
John 21:15 (KJV)
Context Reading
13Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise. 14This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead. 15¶ So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter,Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these?He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him,Feed my lambs. 16He saith to him again the second time,Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me?He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him,Feed my sheep. 17He saith unto him the third time,Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me?Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him,Feed my sheep.