Every Woman's Bible Journaling Edition, Filament Enabled - Book - Page 52
JOHN 21
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Lord, he put on his tunic (for he had stripped for
work), jumped into the water, and headed to shore.
8 The others stayed with the boat and pulled the
loaded net to the shore, for they were only about a
hundred yards* from shore. 9 When they got there,
they found breakfast waiting for them—fish cooking over a charcoal fire, and some bread.
10 “Bring some of the fish you’ve just caught,” Jesus
said. 11 So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the
net to the shore. There were 153 large fish, and yet
the net hadn’t torn.
12 “Now come and have some breakfast!” Jesus
said. None of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who
are you?” They knew it was the Lord. 13 Then Jesus
served them the bread and the fish. 14 This was the
third time Jesus had appeared to his disciples since
he had been raised from the dead.
15After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon
son of John, do you love me more than these?*”
“Yes, Lord,” Peter replied, “you know I love you.”
“Then feed my lambs,” Jesus told him.
16 Jesus repeated the question: “Simon son of John,
do you love me?”
“Yes, Lord,” Peter said, “you know I love you.”
“Then take care of my sheep,” Jesus said.
17A third time he asked him, “Simon son of John,
do you love me?”
Peter was hurt that Jesus asked the question a
third time. He said, “Lord, you know everything. You
know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Then feed my sheep.
18 “I tell you the truth, when you were young, you
were able to do as you liked; you dressed yourself and
went wherever you wanted to go. But when you are
old, you will stretch out your hands, and others* will
dress you and take you where you don’t want to go.”
19 Jesus said this to let him know by what kind of death
he would glorify God. Then Jesus told him, “Follow me.”
21:8 Greek 200 cubits [90 meters]. 21:15 Or more than these others do? 21:18 Some manuscripts read and another one.
Insight
CAN WE TRUST THAT JESUS CONQUERED DEATH?
We may feel skeptical about the claim that Jesus rose from the dead because it defies what
we know about death. At first, even Jesus’ followers were stunned and skeptical about his
resurrection. But Jesus appeared in person to many of his followers after he rose from the
dead. Their eyewitness accounts help us have confidence in the truth of the Resurrection.
WHO
WHERE
REFERENCE
Mary Magdalene,
Mary the mother of James,
Joanna and Salome
At the tomb
Matthew 28:1-7;
Mark 16:1-8;
Luke 24:1-10
Mary Magdalene alone
At the tomb
Mark 16:9; John 20:11-17
Cleopas and his traveling companion
On the road to Emmaus
Mark 16:12-13; Luke 24:13-31
Eleven (or ten, according to John 20:24)
disciples on Easter night
In a locked room
Mark 16:14; Luke 24:36-48;
John 20:19-23
Eleven disciples a week later
Same room as before
John 20:26-29
Peter, Thomas, Nathanael, James,
John, two others
Sea of Galilee
John 21:1-23
The eleven disciples
On a mountain in Galilee
Matthew 28:16-20
A large group (500+)
Unknown
1 Corinthians 15:6
James the Lord’s brother;
later "all the apostles"
Unknown
1 Corinthians 15:7
The eleven disciples
Near Bethany
Mark 16:19; Luke 24:50-52; Acts 1:3-9
