John 21:16

Modern English Version

He said to him again a second time, “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.”

Cross References

Psalm 100:3

Know that the Lord, He is God! It is He who has made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.

Psalm 95:7

For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand. Today, if you will hear His voice,

Zechariah 13:7

“Awake, O sword, against My shepherd and the man of My association,” says the Lord of Hosts. Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will scatter. I will turn My hand against the small ones.

Matthew 2:6

‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are no longer least among the princes of Judah; for out of you shall come a ruler, who will shepherd My people Israel.’ ”

Matthew 25:32

Before Him will be gathered all nations, and He will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats.

Matthew 26:72

Again he denied with an oath, “I do not know the Man.”

Luke 19:10

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

John 18:17

Then the servant girl, being the doorkeeper, said to Peter, “Are you not also one of this Man’s disciples?” He said, “I am not.”

John 18:25

Meanwhile Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “Are you not also one of His disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not!”

John 21:17

He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved, because He asked him the third time, “Do you love Me?” He said to Him, “Lord, You know everything. You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.

Acts 20:28

Therefore take heed to yourselves and to the entire flock, over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

Hebrews 13:20

Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the Great Shepherd of the sheep,

1 Peter 2:25

For you were as sheep going astray, but now have been returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.

1 Peter 5:2

Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, take care of them, not by constraint, but willingly, not for dishonest gain, but eagerly.

Revelation 7:17

for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and ‘He will lead them to springs of living water.’ ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’ ”