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The Holy Gospel Of Jesus Christ,
According To John Chapter 21
John 21
1 Jesus appeareth to his disciples as they were a fishing,
6-7 whom thy knew by a miraculous draught of fishes.
15 He committeth the charge of the sheep to Peter,
28 and foretelleth him of the manner of his death.
1 After these things, (1) Jesus shewed
himself again to his disciples at the
(*) sea of Tiberias; and thus shewed he
himself;
(1) In that which Christ here is not only
present, but also eateth with his disciples,
he giveth a most full assurance of his resurrection.
(*) Or, lake of Gennesaret.
2 There were together Simon Peter, and
Thomas, which is called Didymus, and
Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons
of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples.
3 Simon Peter said unto them, I go a fishing.
They said unto him, We also will go with thee.
They went their way and entered into a ship
straightway, and that night caught they nothing.
4 But when the morning was now come,
Jesus stood on the shore; nevertheless the
disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
5 Jesus then said unto them, (*) Sirs, have
ye any meat? They answered him, No.
(*) Or, Children.
6 Then he said unto them, Cast out the net
on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find.
So they (*) cast out, and they were not able
at all to draw it, for the multitude of fishes.
(*) Albeit they knew him not, yet they followed
his counsel, because they had all night taken
pains in vain.
7 Therefore said the disciple whom Jesus
loved, unto Peter, It is the Lord. When
Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he
girded his (a) coat to him
(for he was naked) and cast himself into
the sea.
(a) It was a linen garment which fishers used
to wear, which could not let his swimming.
8 But the other disciples came by ship,
(for they were not far from land, but about
two hundred cubits) and they drew the net
with fishes.
9 As soon then as they were come to land,
they saw hot coals, and fish laid thereon,
and bread.
10 Jesus said unto them, Bring of the fishes,
which ye have now caught.
11 Simon Peter stepped forth and drew the
net to land, full of great fishes, a hundred,
fifty and three; and albeit there were so many,
yet was not the net broken.
12 Jesus said unto them, Come, and dine.
And none of the disciples durst ask him,
Who art thou? Seeing they knew that he
was the Lord.
13 Jesus then came and took bread and gave
them, and fish likewise.
14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed
himself to his disciples, after that he was risen
again from the dead.
15 ¶ (2) So when they had dined, Jesus said
to Simon Peter, Simon the son of Jona,
(*) lovest thou me more than these?
He said unto him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest
that I love thee. He said unto him, Feed my lambs.
(2) Peter by this triple confession is restored
into his former degree from whence he fell
by his triple denial; and therewithal is advertised,
that he is indeed a pastor, which sheweth
his love to Christ in feeding his sheep.
(*) The minister cannot well teach his congregation,
except he love Christ effectually, which love
is not in them that feed not the flock.
16 He said to him again the second time,
Simon the son of Jona, lovest thou me?
He said unto him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest
that I love thee. He said unto him, Feed
my sheep.
17 He said unto him (b) the (*) third time,
Simon the son of Jona, lovest thou me?
Peter was sorry because he said to him the
third time, Lovest thou me? And said unto
him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou
knowest that I love thee. Jesus said unto
him, Feed my sheep.
(b) It was meet that he that had denied him
thrice, should confess him thrice, that Peter
might neither doubt of the forgiveness of
his so grievous a sin, nor of his restoring to
the office of the Apostleship.
(*) Because Peter should be established
in his office of an Apostle, Christ causeth
him by these three times confessing, to wipe
away the shame of his three times denying.
18 (3) Verily, verily I say unto thee, When
thou wast young, thou (c) girdedst thyself,
and walkedst whither thou wouldest; but
when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch
forth thy hands, and another shall
(d) (*) gird thee, and lead thee whither thou
wouldest (e) not.
(3) The violent death of Peter is foretold.
(c) They that took far journeys, especially
in the East country, and in those places where
the people used long garments, had need to
be girded and trussed up.
(d) He meant that kind of girding which is
used toward captives, when they are bound
fast with cords and chains, as who would
say, Now thou girdest thyself as thou thinkest
best, to go whither thou listeth, but the time
will be, when thou shall not gird thee with
a girdle, but another shall bind thee with chains,
and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
(*) Instead of a girdle, you shalt be tied with
bands and cords and whereas now thou
goest at liberty, then thou shalt be drawn
to punishment when thy flesh shall after a
sort resist.
(e) Not that Peter suffered ought for the
truth of God against his will; for we read
that he came with joy and gladness when
he returned from the Council where he was
whipped, but because this will cometh not
from the flesh, but from the gift of the Spirit
which is given us from above, therefore he
sheweth there should be a certain striving
and conflict or repugnancy, which also is in
us, in all our sufferances as touching the flesh.
19 And this spake he signifying by what (f)
death he should glorify God. And when he
had said this, he said to him, Follow me.
(f) That is, that Peter should die by a violent
death.
20 (4) Then Peter turned about, and saw
the disciple whom Jesus loved, following,
which had also (*) leaned on his breast at
supper, and had said, Lord, which is he that
betrayeth thee?
(4) We must take heed, that whiles we cast
our eyes upon others, we neglect not that
which is enjoined us.
(*) John 13:23 .
21 When Peter therefore saw him, he said
to Jesus, Lord, what shall this man do?
22 Jesus said unto him, If I will that he tarry
till I come, what is it to thee? Follow thou me.
23 Then went this word abroad among the
brethren, that this disciple should not die.
Yet Jesus said not to him, He shall not die,
but if I will that he tarry till I come, what is
it to thee?
24 (5) This is that disciple, which testifieth
of these things, and wrote these things, and
we know that his testimony is true.
(5) The history of Christ is true and warily
written; not for the curiosity of men, but for
the salvation of the godly.
25 (*) Now there are also many other things
which Jesus did, the which if they should be
written every one, () I suppose the world
could not contain the books that should be
written, Amen.
(*) John 20:30 .
() But God would not charge us with so great
a heap; seeing therefore that we have so much
as is necessary, we ought to content ourselves
and praise his mercy.
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