# John 21.14

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 12. Jesus saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Come and break your fast. And none of the disciples durst inquire of him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.</span> 13. Jesus cometh, and taketh the bread, and giveth them, and the fish likewise.
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> **14. This is now the third time that Jesus was manifested to the disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.**
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> 15. So when they had broken their fast, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, <span class="rl-speech">Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than these?</span> He saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.</span> He saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Feed my lambs.</span> 16. He saith to him again a second time, <span class="rl-speech">Simon, son of John, lovest thou me?</span> He saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.</span> He saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Tend my sheep.</span> (John 21:12-16, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 12. Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Come and eat breakfast.” None of the disciples dared inquire of him, “Who are you?”</span> knowing that it was the Lord. 13. Then Jesus came and took the bread, gave it to them, and the fish likewise.
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> **14. This is now the third time that Jesus was revealed to his disciples, after he had risen from the dead.**
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> 15. So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, <span class="rl-speech">“Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?”</span> He said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.”</span> He said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“Feed my lambs.”</span> 16. He said to him again a second time, <span class="rl-speech">“Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?”</span> He said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.”</span> He said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“Tend my sheep.”</span> (John 21:12-16, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 12. Jesus saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.</span> 13. Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.
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> **14. This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.**
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> 15. So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, <span class="rl-speech">Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these?</span> He saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.</span> He saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Feed my lambs.</span> 16. He saith to him again the second time, <span class="rl-speech">Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me?</span> He saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.</span> He saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Feed my sheep.</span> (John 21:12-16, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 12. Jesus saith to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Come ye, dine;' and none of the disciples was venturing to inquire of him, 'Who art thou?'</span> knowing that it is the Lord; 13. Jesus, therefore, doth come and take the bread and give to them, and the fish in like manner;
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> **14. this [is] now a third time Jesus was manifested to his disciples, having been raised from the dead.**
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> 15. When, therefore, they dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, <span class="rl-speech">'Simon, [son] of Jonas, dost thou love me more than these?'</span> he saith to him, <span class="rl-speech">'Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;'</span> he saith to him, <span class="rl-speech">'Feed my lambs.'</span> 16. He saith to him again, <span class="rl-speech">a second time, 'Simon, [son] of Jonas, dost thou love me?'</span> he saith to him, <span class="rl-speech">'Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;'</span> he saith to him, <span class="rl-speech">'Tend my sheep.'</span> (John 21:12-16, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from the Resurrection](/codex/argument-from-the-resurrection/), via [John 21.1-23](/codex/john-21-1-23/)
- [The Resurrection Accounts Contradict Objection Defeater](/codex/the-resurrection-accounts-contradict-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Resurrection of Jesus - Naturalistic Counter-Theories](/codex/resurrection-of-jesus-naturalistic-counter-theories/), via [John 21.9-14](/codex/john-21-9-14/)
- [Zeitgeist - Astrotheological Claims](/codex/zeitgeist-astrotheological-claims/), via [John 21.1-14](/codex/john-21-1-14/)

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## Notes

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.