1 After this Jesus showed himself to the disciples once more, by the Sea of Tiberias. This is how he showed himself.
2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee's sons, and two more of his disciples were together.
3 Simon Peter told them, "I am going out to fish." They told him, "We will come with you too." They went out and got into the boat at once, but that night they caught nothing.
4 Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the beach, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.
5 Jesus called to them, "Lads, you do not have any fish, do you?" They answered him, "No."
6 He told them, "Throw the net off the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they threw it, and now they could not haul it in because of the huge number of fish.
7 Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tucked in his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea.
8 The other disciples came in the small boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about two hundred cubits.
9 When they stepped ashore, they saw a charcoal fire burning, with fish lying on it, and bread.
10 Jesus told them, "Bring some of the fish you have just caught."
11 Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore, full of big fish, a hundred and fifty-three of them; and even with so many, the net was not torn.
12 Jesus said to them, "Come, have breakfast." None of the disciples dared to ask him, "Who are you?" for 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 being raised from the dead.
15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I have affection for you." He told him, "Feed my lambs."
16 A second time he said to him, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I have affection for you." He told him, "Tend my sheep."
17 The third time he said to him, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?" Peter was hurt that he asked him the third time, "Do you have affection for me?" and he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I have affection for you." Jesus told him, "Feed my sheep.
18 Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to fasten your own belt and go wherever you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten your belt and take you where you do not want to go."
19 He said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. After saying this, he told him, "Follow me."
20 Peter turned and saw the disciple Jesus loved following them, the one who had leaned back against his chest at the supper and asked, "Lord, who is it that is betraying you?"
21 Seeing him, Peter asked Jesus, "Lord, and what about him?"
22 Jesus told him, "If I want him to remain until I come, what concern is that of yours? As for you, follow me."
23 So the word spread among the brothers that this disciple was not going to die. But Jesus had not said to him that he would not die, only, "If I want him to remain until I come, what concern is that of yours?"
24 This is the disciple who testifies about these things and who wrote them down, and we know that his testimony is true.
25 There are also many other things that Jesus did; if every one of them were written down, I suppose that not even the world itself could hold the books that would be written. Amen.