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John 21:15

Weymouth NT

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, »Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these others do?«»Yes, Master,« was his answer; »you know that you are dear to me.« »Then feed my lambs,« replied Jesus.

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Any one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and any one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

»Blessed are you, Simon Bar-jonah,« said Jesus; »for mere human nature has not revealed this to you, but my Father in Heaven.

»Beware of ever despising one of these little ones, for I tell you that in Heaven their angels have continual access to my Father who is in Heaven.«

»All may stumble and fail,« said Peter, »but I never will.«

»Even if I must die with you,« declared Peter, »I will never disown you.« In like manner protested all the disciples.

»All may stumble and fall,« said Peter, »yet I never will.«

»Dismiss your fears, little flock: your Father finds a pleasure in giving you the Kingdom.«

But I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail, and you, when at last you have come back to your true self, must strengthen your brethren.«

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, »You are Simon, son of John: you shall be called Cephas« –that is to say, Peter (or `Rock').

»Master,« asked Peter again, »why cannot I follow you now? I will lay down my life on your behalf.

for the Father Himself holds you dear, because you have held me dear and have believed that I came from the Father's presence.

»Come this way and have breakfast,« said Jesus. But not one of the disciples ventured to question Him as to who He was, for they felt sure that it was the Master.

This made the disciple whom Jesus loved say to Peter, »It is the Master.« Simon Peter therefore, when he heard the words, »It is the Master,« drew on his fisherman's shirt –for he had not been wearing it– put on his girdle, and sprang into the water.

»If God were your Father,« said Jesus, »you would love me; for it is from God that I came and I am now here. I have not come of myself, but He sent me.

»Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has placed you to take the oversight for Him and act as shepherds to the Church of God, which He has bought with His own blood.«

I know that, when I am gone, cruel wolves will come among you and will not spare the flock;

I now pass to another subject. Receive as a friend a man whose faith is weak, but not for the purpose of deciding mere matters of opinion.

As for us who are strong, our duty is to bear with the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not seek our own pleasure.

Why, your knowledge becomes the ruin of the weak believer–your brother, for whom Christ died!

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is of any importance; but only faith working through love.

So we shall no longer be babes nor shall we resemble mariners tossed on the waves and carried about with every changing wind of doctrine according to men's cleverness and unscrupulous cunning, making use of every shifting device to mislead.

May grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with perfect sincerity.

Now may God who gives peace, and brought Jesus, our Lord, up again from among the dead –even Him who, by virtue of the blood of the eternal Covenant, is the great Shepherd of the sheep–

And no created thing is able to escape its scrutiny; but everything lies bare and completely exposed before the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.

Him you love, though your eyes have never looked on Him. In Him, though at present you cannot see Him, you nevertheless trust, and triumph with a joy which is unspeakable and is crowned with glory,

Thirst, like newly-born infants, for pure milk for the soul, that by it you may grow up to salvation;

For you were straying like lost sheep, but now you have come back to the Shepherd and Protector of your souls.

We love because God first loved us.

Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God; and every one who loves the Father loves also Him who is the Father's Child.

Her children too shall surely die; and all the Churches shall come to know that I am He who searches into men's inmost thoughts; and to each of you I will give a requital which shall be in accordance with what your conduct has been.




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