1After these events, Jesus appeared to his disciples again by the Sea of Tiberias. This is how he appeared:
2Simon Peter, Thomas (also called Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were all together.
3Simon Peter said to them, "I'm going fishing." They replied, "We'll go with you." They went out immediately and got into the boat, but they caught nothing that night.
4Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples didn't know it was Jesus.
5Jesus called out to them, "Children, do you have any fish?" They answered him, "No."
6He told them, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they threw the net, and now there were so many fish that they couldn't pull it into the boat.
7Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It's the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (because he had taken it off) and jumped into the sea.
8The other disciples came in the small boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, only about two hundred cubits (about 100 yards) away.
9When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire with fish cooking on it, and some bread.
10Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish you've just caught."
11Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net to shore. It was full of large fish, one hundred fifty-three in all, yet the net did not tear, even with so many.
12Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." None of the disciples dared to ask him, "Who are you?" because they knew it was the Lord.
13Jesus then came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.
14This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he had been raised from the dead.
15When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" Peter replied, "Yes, Lord, you know that I care for you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my lambs."
16A second time Jesus asked him, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter answered, "Yes, Lord, you know that I care for you." Jesus told him, "Take care of my sheep."
17A third time Jesus asked him, "Simon, son of John, do you care for me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him a third time, "Do you care for me?" He said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I care for you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.
18I tell you the truth, when you were young, you dressed yourself and went wherever you wanted. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you don't want to go.”
19Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would honor God. After saying this, he told Peter, “Follow me.”
20Peter turned around and saw the disciple Jesus loved following them. This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at supper and asked, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”
21When Peter saw him, he asked Jesus, “Lord, what about him?”
22Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I come back, what is that to you? You follow me.”
23So the rumor spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus didn’t say he would not die; he only said, “If I want him to remain until I come back, what is that to you?”
24This is the disciple who testifies about these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.
25There are also many other things that Jesus did. If every one of them were written down, I suppose the world itself would not have enough room for the books that would be written.