Joh 21:16-17 | ESV | STEP | 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 , Tend my sheep .

a Acts 20:28; 1 Pet. 5:2; Rev. 7:17 (Gk.)

b[See ver. 15 above]

John 21:16-17

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, ^a“Tend ^bmy 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 ^cthe third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, ^dyou know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed ^emy sheep.