Joh 21:15-17, Act 20:28, 1Cor 4:1-2 | 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[1 Tim. 4:16]

l ver. 29; [Eph. 4:11]; See Luke 12:32

m[ch. 13:2; 1 Cor. 12:8-11]

n Phil. 1:1; 1 Tim. 3:2; Titus 1:7; [ver. 17]

oSee John 21:16

p 1 Cor. 1:2; 10:32; 11:16; 15:9

r[2 Pet. 2:1]

s Heb. 9:12, 14; [Eph. 1:7; 1 John 1:7]; See 1 Pet. 1:18, 19; Rev. 5:9

u[ch. 9:17]; See 1 Pet. 4:10

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.

Acts 20:28

28 ^kPay careful attention to yourselves and to all ^lthe flock, in which ^mthe Holy Spirit has made you ⁿoverseers, ^oto care for ^pthe church of God, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts of the Lord} which he ^robtained ^swith his own blood. ^{▼▼Or with the blood of his Own}

1 Corinthians 4:1-2

The Ministry of Apostles

1 This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and ^ustewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.