Joh 21:15-17, 1Pe 5:2-3 | ESV | STEP | When they had finished breakfast , Jesus said to Simon Peter , Simon , son of John , do you love me more than these ? He said to him , Yes , Lord ; you know that I love you . He said to him , Feed my lambs .

g[See ver. 15 above]

h[ch. 13:38]

iSee ch. 2:25

j ver. 16

k[Jude 12]; See John 21:16

m[Philem. 14]

o 1 Tim. 3:8; Titus 1:7

p Ezek. 34:4; Matt. 20:25; Mark 10:42; 2 Cor. 1:24

q Phil. 3:17; 2 Thess. 3:9; 1 Tim. 4:12; Titus 2:7

John 21:15-17

Jesus and Peter

15 When they had ^afinished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ^b“Simon, ^cson of John, ^ddo you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed ^emy lambs.” 16 He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, ^f“Tend ^gmy sheep.” 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him ^hthe third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, ⁱyou know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed ^jmy sheep.

1 Peter 5:2-3

2 ^kshepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit exercising oversight} ^mnot under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit as God would have you} ^onot for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not ^pdomineering over those in your charge, but ^qbeing examples to the flock.