| NET Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. Now this is how he did so. | 1After this, Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself in this way: |
| 2Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael (who was from Cana in Galilee), the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples of his were together. | 2Simon Peter, Thomas (called "Twin"), Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, Zebedee's sons, and two others of his disciples were together. |
| 3Simon Peter told them, "I am going fishing." "We will go with you," they replied. They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. | 3"I'm going fishing," Simon Peter said to them. "We're coming with you," they told him. They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. |
| 4When it was already very early morning, Jesus stood on the beach, but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. | 4When daybreak came, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not know it was Jesus. |
| 5So Jesus said to them, "Children, you don't have any fish, do you?" They replied, "No." | 5"Friends," Jesus called to them, "you don't have any fish, do you?" "No," they answered. |
| 6He told them, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they threw the net, and were not able to pull it in because of the large number of fish. | 6"Cast the net on the right side of the boat," he told them, "and you'll find some." So they did, and they were unable to haul it in because of the large number of fish. |
| 7Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" So Simon Peter, when he heard that it was the Lord, tucked in his outer garment (for he had nothing on underneath it), and plunged into the sea. | 7The disciple, the one Jesus loved, said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tied his outer clothing around him (for he had taken it off) and plunged into the sea. |
| 8Meanwhile the other disciples came with the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards. | 8Since they were not far from land (about a hundred yards away), the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish. |
| 9When they got out on the beach, they saw a charcoal fire ready with a fish placed on it, and bread. | 9When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish lying on it, and bread. |
| 10Jesus said, "Bring some of the fish you have just now caught." | 10"Bring some of the fish you've just caught," Jesus told them. |
| 11So Simon Peter went aboard and pulled the net to shore. It was full of large fish, one hundred fifty-three, but although there were so many, the net was not torn. | 11So Simon Peter climbed up and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish--153 of them. Even though there were so many, the net was not torn. |
| 12"Come, have breakfast," Jesus said. But none of the disciples dared to ask him, "Who are you?" because they knew it was the Lord. | 12"Come and have breakfast," Jesus told them. None of the disciples dared ask him, "Who are you?" because they knew it was the Lord. |
| 13Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. | 13Jesus came, took the bread, and gave it to them. He did the same with the fish. |
| 14This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. | 14This was now the third time Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. |
| 15Then when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these do?" He replied, "Yes, Lord, you know I love you." Jesus told him, "Feed my lambs." | 15When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" "Yes, Lord," he said to him, "you know that I love you." "Feed my lambs," he told him. |
| 16Jesus said a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He replied, "Yes, Lord, you know I love you." Jesus told him, "Shepherd my sheep." | 16A second time he asked him, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" "Yes, Lord," he said to him, "you know that I love you." "Shepherd my sheep," he told him. |
| 17Jesus said a third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was distressed that Jesus asked him a third time, "Do you love me?" and said, "Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you." Jesus replied, "Feed my sheep. | 17He asked him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was grieved that he asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" He said, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." "Feed my sheep," Jesus said. |
| 18I tell you the solemn truth, when you were young, you tied your clothes around you and went wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others will tie you up and bring you where you do not want to go." | 18"Truly I tell you, when you were younger, you would tie your belt and walk wherever you wanted. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will tie you and carry you where you don't want to go." |
| 19(Now Jesus said this to indicate clearly by what kind of death Peter was going to glorify God.) After he said this, Jesus told Peter, "Follow me." | 19He said this to indicate by what kind of death Peter would glorify God. After saying this, he told him, "Follow me." |
| 20Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. (This was the disciple who had leaned back against Jesus' chest at the meal and asked, "Lord, who is the one who is going to betray you?") | 20So Peter turned around and saw the disciple Jesus loved following them, the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and asked, "Lord, who is the one that's going to betray you?" |
| 21So when Peter saw him, he asked Jesus, "Lord, what about him?" | 21When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, "Lord, what about him?" |
| 22Jesus replied, "If I want him to live until I come back, what concern is that of yours? You follow me!" | 22"If I want him to remain until I come," Jesus answered, "what is that to you? As for you, follow me." |
| 23So the saying circulated among the brothers and sisters that this disciple was not going to die. But Jesus did not say to him that he was not going to die, but rather, "If I want him to live until I come back, what concern is that of yours?" | 23So this rumor spread to the brothers and sisters that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not tell him that he would not die, but, "If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?" |
| 24This is the disciple who testifies about these things and has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true. | 24This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true. |
| 25There are many other things that Jesus did. If every one of them were written down, I suppose the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written. | 25And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which, if every one of them were written down, I suppose not even the world itself could contain the books that would be written. |
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