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.
John 21:16 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) He said to him again a second time, *Shim`on, son of Yonah, do you love me?* He said to him, *Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.* He said to him, *Tend my sheep.* Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He saith to him again: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? He saith to him: Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him: Feed my lambs. |
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.
for he is our God. We are the people of his pasture, and the sheep in his care. Today, oh that you would hear his voice!
*Awake, sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is close to me,* says the LORD of Armies. *Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; and I will turn my hand against the little ones.
'You Beit-Lechem, land of Yehudah, are in no way least among the princes of Yehudah: for out of you shall come forth a governor, who shall shepherd my people, Yisra'el.'*
Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
Then the maid who kept the door said to Kefa, *Are you also one of this man's talmidim?* He said, *I am not.*
Now Shim`on Kefa was standing and warming himself. They said therefore to him, *You aren't also one of his talmidim, are you?* He denied it, and said, *I am not.*
He said to him the third time, *Shim`on, son of Yonah, do you have affection for me?* Kefa was grieved because he asked him the third time, *Do you have affection for me?* He said to him, *Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you.* Yeshua said to him, *Feed my sheep.
Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.
Now may the God of shalom, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Yeshua,
For you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;
for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne shepherds them, and leads them to springs of waters of life. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.*