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 21:1 ¶ AFTER these Jeshu again showed himself to his disciples at the sea of Tiberios; and he showed (himself) thus.

 21:1 After these things, Jesus showed himself again to his disciples, at the sea of Tiberias: and he showed himself thus:

 21:2 There were together Shemun Kipha, and Thoma who was called the Twin, and Nathanael, he who was of Kotna of Galila, and the sons of Zabdai, and two other of the disciples.

 21:2 There were together, Simon Cephas, and Thomas called the Twin, and Nathaniel who was of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of the disciples.

 21:3 Shemun Kipha saith to them, I go to net fishes. They say to him, We also go with thee. And they went forth and ascended into a vessel; and through that night they netted nothing.

 21:3 Simon Cephas said to them: I will go [and] catch fishes. They said to him: We will go with thee. And they went, and embarked in a ship: and that night, they caught nothing.

 21:4 But when it was morning Jeshu stood on the sea shore; but the disciples knew not that it was Jeshu.

 21:4 And when it was morning, Jesus stood on the shore of the sea: and the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

 21:5 And Jeshu said to them, Children, have you any thing to eat? They say to him, No.

 21:5 And Jesus said to them: Lads, have ye any thing to eat? They say to him: No.

 21:6 He saith to them, Cast your net on the right side of the vessel, and you shall find. And they cast (it), and could not draw the net for the multitude of fishes which it held.

 21:6 He said to them: Cast your net on the right side of the ship, and ye will find them. And they cast; and they could not draw up the net, because of the multitude of fishes it contained.

 21:7 And that disciple whom Jeshu loved said to Kipha, This is our Lord. But Shemun, when he heard that it was our Lord, took his tunic, and threw it over his loins, for he was naked, and cast himself into the sea to come to Jeshu.

 21:7 And that disciple whom Jesus loved, said to Cephas That is our Lord. And Simon, when he heard that it was our Lord, took his tunic, and girded his loins, (for he had been naked,) and threw himself into the sea, to go to Jesus.

 21:8 But the other disciples came in the vessel, for they were not far from the land, but as two hundred ameen, and they drew that net of fishes.

 21:8 But the other disciples came in the ship, (for they were not very far from the land, only about two hundred cubits,) and they dragged the net with the fishes.

 21:9 Then when they had ascended the land, they saw coals laid, and fish laid upon them, and bread.

 21:9 And when they came upon the land, they saw coals placed, and fish laid on them, and bread.

 21:10 And Jeshu said, Bring of the fish which you have now caught.

 21:10 And Jesus said to them: Bring [some] of the fishes, which ye have just caught.

 21:11 And Shemun Kipha went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: yet for all this weight that net was not broken.

 21:11 And Simon Cephas embarked, and drew the net to land, full of huge fishes, one hundred and fifty and three. And with all this weight, the net was not rent.

 21:12 And Jeshu said to them, Come, dine. But one of the disciples did not dare to ask him, Who is he? for they knew that it was our Lord.

 21:12 And Jesus said to them: Come and dine. And no one of the disciples presumed to ask him, who he was; for they knew that it was our Lord.

 21:13 And Jeshu drew near, and took bread, and fish, and gave to them.

 21:13 And Jesus came, and took bread and fishes, and gave to his disciples.

 21:14 This is the third time that Jeshu was seen by his disciples when he had risen from among the dead.

 21:14 This is the third time that Jesus appeared to his disciples when he had arisen from the dead.

 21:15 ¶ WHEN they had dined, Jeshu said to Shemun Kipha, Shemun bar Jona, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him, Yes, my Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. Jeshu saith to him, Feed my lambs.

 21:15 And when they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Cephas: Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me, more than these do? He said to him: Yes, my Lord: thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus said to him: Feed my lambs for me.

 21:16 He saith to him again the second time, Shemun bar Jona, lovest thou me? He saith to him, Yes, my Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. Jeshu saith to him, Feed my sheep.

 21:16 Again, he said to him the second time: Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He said to him: Yes, my Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus said to him: Feed my sheep for me.

 21:17 Jeshu saith to him again the third time, Shemun bar Jona, lovest thou me? And it grieved Kipha that he said to him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said to him, My Lord, all things thou understandest, thou knowest that I love thee. Jeshu saith to him, Feed my sheep.

 21:17 Again, Jesus said to him the third time: Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? And it grieved Cephas, that he said to him the third time, Lovest thou me; and he said to him: My Lord, thou understandest all things, thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus said to him: Feed my sheep for me.

 21:18 Amen, I say to thee, When thou wast young, thou didst gird thy loins and walk whithersoever thou willedst; but when thou art old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another will bind thy loins, and conduct thee whither thou willest not.

 21:18 Verily, verily, I say to thee: When thou wast young, thou girdedst thy own loins, and walkedst whither it pleased thee: but when thou shalt be old, thou wilt extend thy hands, and another will gird thy loins for thee, and will conduct thee whither thou wouldst not.

 21:19 But this he said, to show by what death he was to glorify Aloha. And when he had said these, he said to him, Come after me.

 21:19 And this he said, to show by what death he was to glorify God. And having said these things, he said to him: Follow me.

 21:20 ¶ AND Shemun turned, and saw the disciple whom Jeshu loved following; he, who leaned at the supper upon the bosom of Jeshu, and said, My Lord, who is he that betrayeth thee?

 21:20 And Simon turned himself, and saw coming after him, that disciple whom Jesus loved, who fell on the breast of Jesus at the supper, and said, My Lord, who is it will betray thee?

 21:21 This when Kipha saw, he said to Jeshu, My Lord, and this, what?

 21:21 Him Cephas saw, and said to Jesus: My Lord, as for this man, what?

 21:22 Jeshu saith to him, If I will that this wait until I come, what (is that) to thee? Come thou after me.

 21:22 Jesus said to him: If I will, that he abide here until I come, what [is that] to thee? Follow thou me.

 21:23 And that word went forth among the brethren, that that disciple dieth not. But Jeshu did not say, He dieth not, but, If I will that this (man) wait until I come, what (is that) to thee?

 21:23 And this saying went forth among the brethren, that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say, that he would not die; but, If I will that he abide here until I come, what [is that] to thee.

 21:24 This is the disciple who hath testified of all these, and hath also written them: and we know that the truth is his testimony.

 21:24 This is the disciple who hath testified of all these things, and hath written them: and we know, that his testimony is true.

 21:25 There are also many other things which Jeshu hath done, those that if one by one they were written, not the world also itself, as I think, would suffice for the books that could be written.

 21:25 And there are also many other things, which Jesus did; which, if written out with particularity, the world itself, as I suppose, would not suffice for the books that would be written.