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15 Then 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.| 16 Jesus 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.| 17 Jesus 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. John 21:15-17, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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