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The Four Gospels Chapter 21

Chapter 89 of 89

Canonical reference John 21

English

World English Bible editorial project · World English Bible, Catholic book order (2020)

1. After these things, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself this way.
2. Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.
3. Simon Peter said to them, “I’m going fishing.” They told him, “We are also coming with you.” They immediately went out and entered into the boat. That night, they caught nothing.
4. But when day had already come, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the disciples didn’t know that it was Jesus.
5. Jesus therefore said to them, “Children, have you anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.”
6. He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” They cast it therefore, and now they weren’t able to draw it in for the multitude of fish.
7. That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It’s the Lord!” So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he wrapped his coat around himself (for he was naked), and threw himself into the sea.
8. But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away), dragging the net full of fish.
9. So when they got out on the land, they saw a fire of coals there, with fish and bread laid on it.
10. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.”
11. Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of one hundred fifty-three great fish. Even though there were so many, the net wasn’t torn.
12. Jesus said to them, “Come and eat breakfast!” None of the disciples dared inquire of him, “Who are you?” knowing that it was the Lord.
13. Then Jesus came and took the bread, gave it to them, and the fish likewise.
14. This is now the third time that Jesus was revealed to his disciples after he had risen from the dead.
15. So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”
16. He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, 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.”
17. He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?” Peter 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.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.
18. Most certainly I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted to. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you don’t want to go.”
19. Now he said this, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. When he had said this, he said to him, “Follow me.”
20. Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesus’ chest at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”
21. Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?”
22. Jesus said to him, “If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you? You follow me.”
23. This saying therefore went out among the brothers that this disciple wouldn’t die. Yet Jesus didn’t say to him that he wouldn’t die, but, “If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you?”
24. This is the disciple who testifies about these things, and wrote these things. We know that his witness is true.
25. There are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they would all be written, I suppose that even the world itself wouldn’t have room for the books that would be written.

French

Fraternite de Tiberiade · Sainte Bible neo-Crampon Libre (2022)

1. Après cela, Jésus se montra de nouveau à ses disciples sur les bords de la mer de Tibériade : et il se montra ainsi :
2. Simon-Pierre, Thomas appelé Didyme, Nathanaël, qui était de Cana en Galilée, les fils de Zébédée et deux autres de ses disciples, étaient ensemble.
3. Simon-Pierre leur dit : « Je vais pêcher. » Ils lui dirent : « Nous y allons nous aussi avec toi. » Ils sortirent donc et montèrent dans la barque ; mais ils ne prirent rien cette nuit-là.
4. Le matin venu, Jésus se trouva sur le rivage ; mais les disciples ne savaient pas que c’était Jésus.
5. Et Jésus leur dit : « Enfants, n’avez-vous rien à manger ? » - Non, répondirent-ils.
6. Il leur dit : « Jetez le filet à droite de la barque, et vous trouverez. » Ils le jetèrent ; et ils ne pouvaient plus le tirer à cause de la grande quantité de poissons.
7. Alors le disciple que Jésus aimait dit à Pierre : « C’est le Seigneur ! » Simon-Pierre, ayant entendu que c’était le Seigneur, mit son vêtement et sa ceinture, car il était nu, et se jeta dans la mer.
8. Les autres disciples vinrent avec la barque (car ils n’étaient éloignés de la terre que d’environ deux cents coudées), en tirant le filet plein de poissons.
9. Quand ils furent descendus à terre, ils virent là des charbons allumés, du poisson mis dessus, et du pain.
10. Jésus leur dit : « Apportez de ces poissons que vous venez de prendre. »
11. Simon-Pierre monta dans la barque, et tira à terre le filet qui était plein de cent cinquante-trois grands poissons ; et quoiqu’il y en eût un si grand nombre, le filet ne se rompit pas.
12. Jésus leur dit : « Venez et mangez. » Et aucun des disciples n’osait lui demander : « Qui es-tu ? » parce qu’ils savaient que c’était le Seigneur.
13. Jésus s’approcha, et prenant le pain, il leur en donna ; il fit de même du poisson.
14. C’était déjà la troisième fois que Jésus apparaissait à ses disciples, depuis qu’il était ressuscité des morts.
15. Lorsqu’ils eurent mangé, Jésus dit à Simon-Pierre : « Simon, filsde Jean, m’aimes-tu plus que ceux-ci ? » Il lui répondit : « Oui, Seigneur, tu sais que j’ai de l’amitié pour toi. » Jésus lui dit : « Pais mes agneaux. »
16. Il lui dit une seconde fois : « Simon, filsde Jean, m’aimes-tu ? » Pierre lui répondit : « Oui, Seigneur, tu sais bien que j’ai de l’amitié pour toi. » Jésus lui dit : « Pais mes agneaux. »
17. Il lui dit pour la troisième fois : « Simon, fils de Jean, as-tu de l’amitié pour moi ? » Pierre fut contristé de ce que Jésus lui demandait pour la troisième fois : « M’aimes-tu ? » et il lui répondit : « Seigneur, tu connais toutes choses, tu sais bien que j’ai de l’amitié pour toi. » Jésus lui dit : « Pais mes brebis.
18. En vérité, en vérité, je te le dis, quand tu étais plus jeune, tu te ceignais toi-même, et tu allais où tu voulais ; mais quand tu seras vieux, tu étendras les mains, et un autre te ceindra, et te mènera où tu ne voudras pas. »
19. - Il dit cela, indiquant par quelle mort Pierre devait glorifier Dieu. - Et après avoir ainsi parlé, il ajouta : « Suis-moi. »
20. Pierre, s’étant retourné, vit venir derrière lui, le disciple que Jésus aimait, celui qui, pendant la cène, s’était penché sur son sein, et lui avait dit : « Seigneur, qui est celui qui te trahit ? »
21. Pierre donc, l’ayant vu, dit à Jésus : « Seigneur, et celui-ci que deviendra-t-il ? »
22. Jésus lui dit : « Si je veux qu’il demeure jusqu’à ce que je vienne, que t’importe ? Toi, suis-moi. »
23. Le bruit courut donc parmi les frères que ce disciple ne mourrait pas. Pourtant Jésus ne lui avait pas dit qu’il ne mourrait pas ; mais : « Si je veux qu’il demeure jusqu’à ce que je vienne, que t’importe ? »
24. C’est ce même disciple qui rend témoignage de ces choses et qui les a écrites ; et nous savons que son témoignage est vrai.
25. Jésus a fait encore beaucoup d’autres choses ; si on les rapportait en détail, je ne pense pas que le monde entier pût contenir les livres qu’il faudrait écrire.

Latin

Biblia Vulgata Clementina (1598), Migne witness (1880)

1. Postea manifestavit se iterum Jesus discipulis ad mare Tiberiadis. Manifestavit autem sic:
2. erant simul Simon Petrus, et Thomas, qui dicitur Didymus, et Nathanaël, qui erat a Cana Galilææ, et filii Zebedæi, et alii ex discipulis ejus duo.
3. Dicit eis Simon Petrus: Vado piscari. Dicunt ei: Venimus et nos tecum. Et exierunt, et ascenderunt in navim: et illa nocte nihil prendiderunt.
4. Mane autem facto stetit Jesus in littore: non tamen cognoverunt discipuli quia Jesus est.
5. Dixit ergo eis Jesus: Pueri, numquid pulmentarium habetis? Responderunt ei: Non.
6. Dicit eis: Mittite in dexteram navigii rete, et invenietis. Miserunt ergo: et jam non valebant illud trahere præ multitudine piscium.
7. Dixit ergo discipulus ille, quem diligebat Jesus, Petro: Dominus est. Simon Petrus cum audisset quia Dominus est, tunica succinxit se (erat enim nudus) et misit se in mare.
8. Alii autem discipuli navigio venerunt (non enim longe erant a terra, sed quasi cubitis ducentis), trahentes rete piscium.
9. Ut ergo descenderunt in terram, viderunt prunas positas, et piscem superpositum, et panem.
10. Dicit eis Jesus: Afferte de piscibus, quos prendidistis nunc.
11. Ascendit Simon Petrus et traxit rete in terram, plenum magnis piscibus centum quinquaginta tribus. Et cum tanti essent, non est scissum rete.
12. Dicit eis Jesus: Venite, prandete. Et nemo audebat discumbentium interrogare eum: Tu quis es? scientes, quia Dominus est.
13. Et venit Jesus, et accipit panem, et dat eis, et piscem similiter.
14. Hoc jam tertio manifestatus est Jesus discipulis suis cum resurrexisset a mortuis.
15. Cum ergo prandissent, dicit Simoni Petro Jesus: Simon Joannis, diligis me plus his? Dicit ei: Etiam Domine, tu scis quia amo te. Dicit ei: Pasce agnos meos.
16. Dicit ei iterum: Simon Joannis, diligis me? Ait illi: Etiam Domine, tu scis quia amo te. Dicit ei: Pasce agnos meos.
17. Dicit ei tertio: Simon Joannis, amas me? Contristatus est Petrus, quia dixit ei tertio: Amas me? et dixit ei: Domine, tu omnia nosti, tu scis quia amo te. Dixit ei: Pasce oves meas.
18. Amen, amen dico tibi: cum esses junior, cingebas te, et ambulabas ubi volebas: cum autem senueris, extendes manus tuas, et alius te cinget, et ducet quo tu non vis.
19. Hoc autem dixit significans qua morte clarificaturus esset Deum. Et cum hoc dixisset, dicit ei: Sequere me.
20. Conversus Petrus vidit illum discipulum, quem diligebat Jesus, sequentem, qui et recubuit in cœna super pectus ejus, et dixit: Domine, quis est qui tradet te?
21. Hunc ergo cum vidisset Petrus, dixit Jesu: Domine, hic autem quid?
22. Dicit ei Jesus: Sic eum volo manere donec veniam, quid ad te? tu me sequere.
23. Exiit ergo sermo iste inter fratres quia discipulus ille non moritur. Et non dixit ei Jesus: Non moritur, sed: Sic eum volo manere donec veniam, quid ad te?
24. Hic est discipulus ille qui testimonium perhibet de his, et scripsit hæc: et scimus quia verum est testimonium ejus.
25. Sunt autem et alia multa quæ fecit Jesus: quæ si scribantur per singula, nec ipsum arbitror mundum capere posse eos, qui scribendi sunt, libros.

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  1. Verse 1After these things, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself this way.
  2. Verse 2Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were t…
  3. Verse 3Simon Peter said to them, “I’m going fishing.” They told him, “We are also coming with you.” They immediately went out and entere…
  4. Verse 4But when day had already come, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the disciples didn’t know that it was Jesus.
  5. Verse 5Jesus therefore said to them, “Children, have you anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.”
  6. Verse 6He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” They cast it therefore, and now they weren…
  7. Verse 7That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It’s the Lord!” So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he wrapp…
  8. Verse 8But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away), draggin…
  9. Verse 9So when they got out on the land, they saw a fire of coals there, with fish and bread laid on it.
  10. Verse 10Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.”
  11. Verse 11Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of one hundred fifty-three great fish. Even though there were so many, the ne…
  12. Verse 12Jesus said to them, “Come and eat breakfast!” None of the disciples dared inquire of him, “Who are you?” knowing that it was the …
  13. Verse 13Then Jesus came and took the bread, gave it to them, and the fish likewise.
  14. Verse 14This is now the third time that Jesus was revealed to his disciples after he had risen from the dead.
  15. Verse 15So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?” He said…
  16. Verse 16He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affec…
  17. Verse 17He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?” Peter was grieved because he asked him the th…
  18. Verse 18Most certainly I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted to. But when you are old, you wi…
  19. Verse 19Now he said this, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. When he had said this, he said to him, “Follow me.”
  20. Verse 20Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesu…
  21. Verse 21Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?”
  22. Verse 22Jesus said to him, “If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you? You follow me.”
  23. Verse 23This saying therefore went out among the brothers that this disciple wouldn’t die. Yet Jesus didn’t say to him that he wouldn’t d…
  24. Verse 24This is the disciple who testifies about these things, and wrote these things. We know that his witness is true.
  25. Verse 25There are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they would all be written, I suppose that even the world itself wouldn…

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