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.
Jesus e a pesca milagrosa
1Mais tarde, Jesus tornou a aparecer aos discípulos junto ao Tiberíades21.1 Isto é, o mar da Galileia.. Eis como tudo se passou: 2Estava lá um grupo formado por Simão Pedro, Tomé (o Gémeo), Natanael de Caná na Galileia, os filhos de Zebedeu, e outros dois discípulos.
3Simão Pedro disse: “Vou à pesca.”
“Também nós!”, responderam todos. Assim fizeram, mas nada apanharam toda a noite.
4Ao romper do dia, avistaram um homem de pé na praia, mas os discípulos não conseguiram ver quem seria. 5“Amigos, apanharam algum peixe?”, perguntou-lhes.
“Não!”, responderam.
6Então ele disse: “Lancem a rede do lado direito do barco e apanharão bastante!” Assim foi e nem sequer conseguiam puxar a rede, devido ao peso do peixe, pela sua abundância.
7Então aquele discípulo a quem Jesus amava disse a Pedro: “É o Senhor!” Ao ouvir isto, Simão Pedro vestiu a roupa que tinha despido e saltou para dentro da água. 8Os outros discípulos continuaram no barco e puxaram a rede carregada até à praia, a cerca de cem metros de distância. 9Quando lá chegaram, viram uma fogueira com peixe em cima; também havia pão.
10“Tragam-me do peixe que acabaram de apanhar”, disse-lhe Jesus. 11Simão Pedro foi e puxou a rede para terra. Pela sua contagem, havia cento e cinquenta e três peixes grandes, sem que, contudo, a rede se tivesse rompido.
12“Agora venham comer!” E nenhum dos discípulos se atrevia a perguntar-lhe se era realmente ele, o Senhor, pois no fundo sabíamos bem que sim. 13Jesus começou então a servir-lhes pão e peixe. 14Foi esta a terceira vez que Jesus apareceu aos discípulos depois da sua ressurreição.
Pedro é restaurado
15Terminando a refeição, Jesus disse a Simão Pedro: “Simão, filho de João, amas-me mais do que estes?”
“Sim!”, respondeu Pedro. “Sabes que eu te amo!”
Jesus disse-lhe: “Então alimenta os meus cordeiros.”
16Jesus repetiu a mesma pergunta: “Simão, filho de João, amas-me?”
“Sim, Senhor!”, disse Pedro. “Sabes que eu te amo!”
“Então, pastoreia as minhas ovelhas.”
17Uma vez mais lhe perguntou: “Simão, filho de João, amas-me?”
Pedro sentiu-se magoado por Jesus o ter questionado pela terceira vez: “Senhor, tu conheces tudo e sabes que eu te amo.”
Jesus insistiu: “Toma conta das minhas ovelhas. 18Presta bem atenção: Quando eras novo, fazias o que te apetecia e ias para onde querias. Porém, quando fores velho, estenderás as mãos e outros te guiarão e levarão para onde não queres ir.” 19Jesus disse-lhe isto para que soubesse como iria morrer para glória de Deus. Depois acrescentou: “Segue-me!”
20Pedro voltou-se e viu que os seguia o discípulo que Jesus amava; aquele que se curvara na ceia para perguntar a Jesus: “Mestre, quem é aquele que te vai trair?” 21Pedro perguntou a Jesus: “E que será deste, Senhor?”
22Jesus respondeu: “Se eu quiser que ele viva até ao meu regresso, que te importa isso? Segue-me tu!” 23Foi assim que se espalhou entre os crentes a ideia de que esse discípulo jamais morreria. No entanto, não foi o que Jesus disse, mas apenas: “Se eu quiser que ele viva até que eu venha, que te importa isso?”
24Esse discípulo sou eu! Assisti a estes acontecimentos que aqui vos deixo registados. E todos sabem que o meu relato é exato. 25Suponho porém que, se todos os outros acontecimentos da vida de Jesus fossem escritos, nem no mundo inteiro caberiam todos os livros que se escrevessem!
