JOHN 21:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“He saith to him again the second 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 sheep.”
He said to him the second time, 'Simon son of John, do you love me?' He said to him, 'Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Tend my sheep' — the second question omits 'more than these,' focusing directly on Peter's love relationship with Jesus. The repetition parallels Peter's three denials; each interrogation is a restoration step. The commissioning shifts from 'lambs' (young sheep, perhaps new converts) to 'sheep' (the full flock). Again Jesus uses agapaō; Peter responds with phileō.
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