¶ After these¹ things Jesus² shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea³ of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.

There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas⁴ called Didymus, and Nathanael⁵ of Cana⁶ in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.

Simon Peter saith unto them, I go⁸ a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that⁹ night they caught nothing.

But¹⁰ when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.

Then Jesus saith unto them, Children¹¹, have¹² ye any meat? They answered him, No.

And he said unto them, Cast¹³ the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast¹⁴ therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude¹⁵ of fishes.

Therefore that disciple¹⁶ whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is¹⁷ the Lord. Now when¹⁸ Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat¹⁹ unto him, (for he was naked²⁰,) and did cast himself into the sea.

And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits²¹,) dragging the net with fishes.

As soon then as they were come to land, they saw²² a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.

¶ Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.

Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for²³ all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.

Jesus saith unto them, Come²⁴ and dine²⁵. And none of the disciples durst²⁶ ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.

²⁷Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.

This is now the third time²⁸ that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.

¶ So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son²⁹ of Jonas, lovest thou me more³² than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest³³ that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed³⁴ my lambs³⁵.

He saith to him again the second³⁶ time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep³⁷.

He saith unto him the third³⁸ time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved³⁹ because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord⁴⁰, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that⁴¹ I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed⁴² my sheep.

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but⁴³ when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another⁴⁴ shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not⁴⁵.

This spake he, signifying by what⁴⁶ death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me⁴⁷.

¶ Then Peter, turning about, seeth⁴⁸ the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which⁴⁹ also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?

Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord⁵⁰, and what shall this man do?

Jesus saith unto him, If⁵¹ I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow⁵² thou me.

Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what⁵³ is that to thee?

This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know⁵⁴ that his testimony is true.

And there⁵⁵ are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even⁵⁶ the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.