Jesús y la pesca milagrosa
1Después de esto Jesús se apareció de nuevo a sus discípulos, junto al lago de Tiberíades.21:1 Es decir, el lago de Galilea. Sucedió de esta manera: 2Estaban juntos Simón Pedro, Tomás, al que apodaban el Gemelo,21:2 apodaban el Gemelo. Lit. llamaban Dídimos. Natanael, el de Caná de Galilea, los hijos de Zebedeo y otros dos discípulos.
3—Me voy a pescar —dijo Simón Pedro.
—Nos vamos contigo —contestaron ellos.
Salieron, pues, de allí y se embarcaron, pero esa noche no pescaron nada.
4Al despuntar el alba, Jesús se hizo presente en la orilla, pero los discípulos no se dieron cuenta de que era él.
5—Muchachos, ¿tienen algo de comer? —preguntó Jesús.
—No —respondieron ellos.
6Entonces Jesús dijo:
—Tiren la red a la derecha de la barca y pescarán algo.
Así lo hicieron y era tal la cantidad de pescados que ya no podían sacar la red.
7—¡Es el Señor! —dijo a Pedro el discípulo a quien Jesús amaba.
Tan pronto como Simón Pedro le oyó decir: «Es el Señor», se puso la ropa, pues estaba semidesnudo, y se tiró al agua. 8Los otros discípulos lo siguieron en la barca, arrastrando la red llena de pescados, pues estaban a escasos cien metros21:8 a escasos cien metros. Lit. a unos doscientos codos. de la playa. 9Al desembarcar, vieron unas brasas con un pescado encima y un pan.
10—Traigan algunos de los pescados que acaban de sacar —dijo Jesús.
11Simón Pedro subió a bordo y arrastró hasta la playa la red, la cual estaba llena de pescados de buen tamaño. Eran ciento cincuenta y tres, pero a pesar de ser tantos la red no se rompió.
12—Vengan a desayunar —dijo Jesús.
Ninguno de los discípulos se atrevía a preguntarle: «¿Quién eres tú?», porque sabían que era el Señor. 13Jesús se acercó, tomó el pan y se lo dio a ellos e hizo lo mismo con el pescado. 14Esta fue la tercera vez que Jesús se apareció a sus discípulos después de haber resucitado.
Jesús restituye a Pedro
15Cuando terminaron de desayunar, Jesús preguntó a Simón Pedro:
—Simón, hijo de Juan, ¿me amas más que estos?
—Sí, Señor, tú sabes que te quiero —contestó Pedro.
—Apacienta mis corderos —dijo Jesús.
16Y volvió a preguntarle:
—Simón, hijo de Juan, ¿me amas?
Pedro respondió:
—Sí, Señor, tú sabes que te quiero.
Y Jesús le dijo:
—Cuida de mis ovejas.
17Por tercera vez Jesús preguntó:
—Simón, hijo de Juan, ¿me quieres?
A Pedro le dolió que por tercera vez Jesús le hubiera preguntado: «¿Me quieres?». Así que dijo:
—Señor, tú lo sabes todo; tú sabes que te quiero.
—Apacienta mis ovejas —dijo Jesús—. 18Cuando eras más joven te vestías tú mismo e ibas adonde querías. Pero te aseguro que cuando seas viejo, extenderás las manos y otro te vestirá y te llevará adonde no quieras ir.
19Esto dijo Jesús para dar a entender la clase de muerte con que Pedro glorificaría a Dios. Después de eso, añadió:
—¡Sígueme!
20Al volverse, Pedro vio que los seguía el discípulo a quien Jesús amaba, el mismo que en la cena se había reclinado sobre Jesús y había dicho: «Señor, ¿quién es el que va a traicionarte?». 21Al verlo, Pedro preguntó:
—Señor, ¿y este qué?
22Jesús dijo:
—Si quiero que él permanezca vivo hasta que yo vuelva, ¿a ti qué? Tú solo sígueme.
23Por este motivo corrió entre los hermanos el rumor de que aquel discípulo no moriría. Pero Jesús no dijo que no moriría, sino solamente: «Si quiero que él permanezca vivo hasta que yo vuelva, ¿a ti qué?».
24Este es el discípulo que da testimonio de estas cosas y las escribió. Y estamos convencidos de que su testimonio es verídico.
25Jesús hizo también muchas otras cosas, tantas que, si se escribiera cada una de ellas, pienso que los libros escritos no cabrían en el mundo entero.
Jesus and the Miracle of Many Fish
1After this, Jesus appeared to his disciples again. It was by the Sea of Galilee. Here is what happened. 2Simon Peter and Thomas, who was also called Didymus, were there together. Nathanael from Cana in Galilee and the sons of Zebedee were with them. So were two other disciples. 3“I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them. They said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat. That night they didn’t catch anything.
4Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore. But the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.
5He called out to them, “Friends, don’t you have any fish?”
“No,” they answered.
6He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat. There you will find some fish.” When they did, they could not pull the net into the boat. There were too many fish in it.
7Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Simon Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Peter heard that, he put his coat on. He had taken it off earlier. Then he jumped into the water. 8The other disciples followed in the boat. They were towing the net full of fish. The shore was only about 100 yards away. 9When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals. There were fish on it. There was also some bread.
10Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.” 11So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat. He dragged the net to shore. It was full of large fish. There were 153 of them. But even with that many fish the net was not torn. 12Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. 13Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them. He did the same thing with the fish. 14This was the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.
Jesus Gives Peter His Task
15When Jesus and the disciples had finished eating, Jesus spoke to Simon Peter. He asked, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these others do?”
“Yes, Lord,” he answered. “You know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”
16Again Jesus asked, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?”
He answered, “Yes, Lord. You know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”
17Jesus spoke to him a third time. He asked, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?”
Peter felt bad because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He answered, “Lord, you know all things. You know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Feed my sheep. 18What I’m about to tell you is true. When you were younger, you dressed yourself. You went wherever you wanted to go. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands. Someone else will dress you. Someone else will lead you where you do not want to go.” 19Jesus said this to point out how Peter would die. His death would bring glory to God. Then Jesus said to him, “Follow me!”
20Peter turned around. He saw that the disciple Jesus loved was following them. He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper. He had said, “Lord, who is going to hand you over to your enemies?” 21When Peter saw that disciple, he asked, “Lord, what will happen to him?”
22Jesus answered, “Suppose I want him to remain alive until I return. What does that matter to you? You must follow me.” 23Because of what Jesus said, a false report spread among the believers. The story was told that the disciple Jesus loved wouldn’t die. But Jesus did not say he would not die. He only said, “Suppose I want him to remain alive until I return. What does that matter to you?”
24This is the disciple who is a witness about these things. He also wrote them down. We know that what he says is true.
25Jesus also did many other things. What if every one of them were written down? I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.
