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 to him, |Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.| He said to him, |Feed my lambs.|


In Context

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.

John 21:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:15So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:15When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?" "Yes, Lord," he said, "you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my lambs."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:15When therefore they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter: Simon son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him: Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him: Feed my lambs.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:15So when they had broken their fast, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon,'son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:15When therefore they had dined, Jesus says to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He says to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I am attached to thee. He says to him, Feed my lambs.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:15So when they had broken their fast, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:15So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him, Yes, Lord: thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my lambs.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:15When, therefore, they dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, 'Simon, son of Jonas, dost thou love me more than these?' he saith to him, 'Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;' he saith to him, 'Feed my lambs.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:15So when they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, love you me more than these? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I love you. He said to him, Feed my lambs.