John 21:16 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁶ He said to him again, the second time, “Shimʽ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ He 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Again He said to him the second time, Simon, son of John, do you love Me [with reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion, as one loves the Father]? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You [that I have a deep, instinctive, personal affection for You, as for a close friend]. He said to him, Shepherd (tend) My sheep.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ He saith to him again a second time, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Tend my sheep.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Jesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Simon replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Take care of my sheep.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ He said to him again: "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs."

John 21:16 Cross References

Psalm 100:3

Know that יהוה, He is Elohim; He has made us, and we are His – His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Psalm 95:7

For He is our Elohim, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand. Today, if you would hear His voice:

Zechariah 13:7

“O sword, awake against My Shepherd, against the Man who is My Companion,” declares יהוה  of hosts. “Smite the Shepherd, and let the sheep be scattered. But I shall turn My hand upon the little ones.

Matthew 2:6

‘But you, Bĕ

Matthew 25:32

“And all the nations shall be gathered before Him, and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats.

Matthew 26:72

But again he denied with an oath, “I do not know the Man!”

Luke 19:10

“For the Son of Aḏ

John 18:17

Then the servant girl who kept the door said to Kĕ

John 18:25

And Shimʽ

John 21:17

He said to him the third time, “Shimʽ

Acts 20:28

“Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Set-apart Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of Elohim which He has purchased with His own blood.

Hebrews 13:20

And the Elohim of peace who brought up our Master יהושע  from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

1 Peter 2:25

For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your lives.

1 Peter 5:2

Shepherd the flock of Elohim which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but voluntarily, not out of greed for filthy gain, but eagerly,

Revelation 7:17

because the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne shall shepherd them and lead them to fountains of waters of life. And Elohim shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.”