1 Depois disto manifestou-se Jesus outra vez aos discípulos junto do mar de Tiberíades; e manifestou-se deste modo:

2 Estavam juntos Simão Pedro, Tomé, chamado Dídimo, Natanael, que era de Caná da Galiléia, os filhos de Zebedeu, e outros dois dos seus discípulos.

3 Disse-lhes Simão Pedro: Vou pescar. Responderam-lhe: Nós também vamos contigo. Saíram e entraram no barco; e naquela noite nada apanharam.

4 Mas ao romper da manhã, Jesus se apresentou na praia; todavia os discípulos não sabiam que era ele.

5 Disse-lhes, pois, Jesus: Filhos, não tendes nada que comer? Responderam-lhe: Não.

6 Disse-lhes ele: Lançai a rede à direita do barco, e achareis. Lançaram-na, pois, e já não a podiam puxar por causa da grande quantidade de peixes.

7 Então aquele discípulo a quem Jesus amava disse a Pedro: Senhor. Quando, pois, Simão Pedro ouviu que era o Senhor, cingiu-se com a túnica, porque estava despido, e lançou-se ao mar;

8 mas os outros discípulos vieram no barquinho, puxando a rede com os peixes, porque não estavam distantes da terra senão cerca de duzentos côvados.

9 Ora, ao saltarem em terra, viram ali brasas, e um peixe posto em cima delas, e pão.

10 Disse-lhes Jesus: Trazei alguns dos peixes que agora apanhastes.

11 Entrou Simão Pedro no barco e puxou a rede para terra, cheia de cento e cinqüenta e três grandes peixes; e, apesar de serem tantos, não se rompeu a rede.

12 Disse-lhes Jesus: Vinde, comei. Nenhum dos discípulos ousava perguntar-lhe: Quem és tu? sabendo que era o Senhor.

13 Chegou Jesus, tomou o pão e deu-lho, e semelhantemente o peixe.

14 Foi esta a terceira vez que Jesus se manifestou aos seus discípulos, depois de ter ressurgido dentre os mortos.

15 Depois de terem comido, perguntou Jesus a Simão Pedro: Simão Pedro: Simão, filho de João, amas-me mais do que estes? Respondeu-lhe: Sim, Senhor; tu sabes que te amo. Disse-lhe: Apascenta os meus cordeirinhos.

16 Tornou a perguntar-lhe: Simão, filho de João, amas-me? Respondeu-lhe: Sim, Senhor; tu sabes que te amo. Disse-lhe: Pastoreia as minhas ovelhas.

17 Perguntou-lhe terceira vez: Simão, filho de João, amas-me? Entristeceu-se Pedro por lhe ter perguntado pela terceira vez: Amas-me? E respondeu-lhe: Senhor, tu sabes todas as coisas; tu sabes que te amo. Disse-lhe Jesus: Apascenta as minhas ovelhas.

18 Em verdade, em verdade te digo que, quando eras mais moço, te cingias a ti mesmo, e andavas por onde querias; mas, quando fores velho, estenderás as mãos e outro te cingirá, e te levará para onde tu não queres.

19 Ora, isto ele disse, significando com que morte havia Pedro de glorificar a Deus. E, havendo dito isto, ordenou-lhe: Segue-me.

20 E Pedro, virando-se, viu que o seguia aquele discípulo a quem Jesus amava, o mesmo que na ceia se recostara sobre o peito de Jesus e perguntara: Senhor, quem é o que te trai?

21 Ora, vendo Pedro a este, perguntou a Jesus: Senhor, e deste que será?

22 Respondeu-lhe Jesus: Se eu quiser que ele fique até que eu venha, que tens tu com isso? Segue-me tu.

23 Divulgou-se, pois, entre os irmãos este dito, que aquele discípulo não havia de morrer. Jesus, porém, não disse que não morreria, mas: se eu quiser que ele fique até que eu venha, que tens tu com isso?

24 Este é o discípulo que dá testemunho destas coisas e as escreveu; e sabemos que o seu testemunho é verdadeiro.

25 E ainda muitas outras coisas há que Jesus fez; as quais, se fossem escritas uma por uma, creio que nem ainda no mundo inteiro caberiam os livros que se escrevessem.

1 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. "It happened this way:

2 Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus "), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.

3 "I'm going out to fish," Simon Peter told them, and they said, "We'll go with you." So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

4 Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.

5 He called out to them, "Friends, haven't you any fish?" "No," they answered.

6 He said, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some." When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.

7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, "It is the Lord," he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water.

8 The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards. [^3]

9 When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread.

10 Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish you have just caught."

11 So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn.

12 Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." None of the disciples dared ask him, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord.

13 Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.

14 This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.

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

16 Again Jesus said, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" He answered, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Take care of my sheep."

17 The third time he said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" He said, "Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my sheep.

18 Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go."

19 Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, "Follow me!"

20 Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said, "Lord, who is going to betray you?")

21 When Peter saw him, he asked, "Lord, what about him?"

22 Jesus answered, "If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me."

23 Because of this, the rumor spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, "If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?"

24 This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.

25 Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.