21:15 Then when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, ¹  do you love me more than these do?” ²  He replied, ³  “Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” ⁴  Jesus ⁵  told him, “Feed my lambs.” 21:16 Jesus ⁶  said ⁷  a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He replied, ⁸  “Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” Jesus ⁹  told him, “Shepherd my sheep.” 21:17 Jesus ¹⁰  said ¹¹  a third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed ¹²  that Jesus ¹³  asked ¹⁴  him a third time, “Do you love me?” and said, ¹⁵  “Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you.” Jesus ¹⁶  replied, ¹⁷  “Feed my sheep. 21:18 I tell you the solemn truth, ¹⁸  when you were young, you tied your clothes around you ¹⁹  and went wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others will tie you up ²⁰  and bring you where you do not want to go.” 21:19 (Now Jesus ²¹  said this to indicate clearly by what kind of death Peter ²²  was going to glorify God.) ²³  After he said this, Jesus told Peter, ²⁴  “Follow me.”

21:20 Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. ²⁵  (This was the disciple ²⁶  who had leaned back against Jesus’ ²⁷  chest at the meal and asked, ²⁸  “Lord, who is the one who is going to betray you?”) ²⁹  21:21 So when Peter saw him, ³⁰  he asked Jesus, “Lord, what about him?” 21:22 Jesus replied, ³¹  “If I want him to live ³²  until I come back, ³³  what concern is that of yours? You follow me!” 21:23 So the saying circulated ³⁴  among the brothers and sisters ³⁵  that this disciple was not going to die. But Jesus did not say to him that he was not going to die, but rather, “If I want him to live ³⁶  until I come back, ³⁷  what concern is that of yours?”