Thereforethat disciplewhomJesuslovedsaidto Peter,"It is the Lord."Sowhen SimonPeterheardthat it was the Lord,he puthis outer garmenton (for he was stripped[for work]), and threwhimselfinto the sea.
Thisis the LORD'Sdoing;It is marvelousin our eyes.
"Manywaterscannotquenchlove,Norwill riversoverflowit; Ifa manwere to giveallthe richesof his housefor love,It would be utterlydespised."
"Ifanyonesaysto you, 'Whyare you doingthis?'you say,'The Lordhasneedof it'; and immediatelyhe will sendit backhere."
"Be dressed in readiness,and [keep] your lampslit.
for todayin the cityof Davidthere has been bornfor you a Savior,whois Christthe Lord.
"For thisreasonI sayto you, her sins,which are many,have been forgiven,for she lovedmuch;but he whois forgivenlittle,loveslittle."
There was recliningon Jesus'bosomoneof His disciples,whomJesusloved.
When JesusthensawHis mother,and the disciplewhomHe lovedstanding nearby,He saidto His mother,"Woman,behold,your son!"
Soshe ranand cameto SimonPeterand to the otherdisciplewhomJesusloved,and saidto them, "They have taken awaythe Lordout of the tomb,and we do not knowwherethey have laidHim."
And when He had saidthis,He showedthem bothHis handsand His side.The disciplesthenrejoicedwhen they sawthe Lord.
Thomasansweredand saidto Him, "My Lordand my God!"
Peter,turning around,sawthe disciplewhomJesuslovedfollowing[them]; the one whoalsohad leaned backon His bosomat the supperand said,"Lord,whois the one who betraysYou?"
Thisis the disciplewho is testifyingto these thingsand wrotethese things,and we knowthat his testimonyis true.
But the otherdisciplescamein the little boat,for they were not farfrom the land,but aboutone hundredyardsaway,draggingthe net[full] of fish.
"The wordwhichHe sentto the sonsof Israel,preachingpeacethroughJesusChrist(He is Lordof all)--
"Thereforelet allthe houseof Israelknowfor certainthat Godhas madeHim bothLordand Christ--thisJesuswhomyou crucified."
The firstmanis from the earth,earthy;the secondmanis from heaven.
For the loveof Christcontrolsus, having concludedthis,that onediedfor all,thereforealldied;
My brethren,do not holdyour faithin our gloriousLordJesusChristwith [an attitude of] personal favoritism.
