MODERN LITERAL VERSION

21:1 After these things, Jesus manifested himself again to the disciples upon the sea of Tiberias, and he appeared so.
21:2 They were united-together at Galilee: Simon Peter and Thomas called Didymus and Nathanael of Cana and the sons of Zebedee and two others out of his disciples.
21:3 Simon Peter says to them, I am going to fish.
They say to him, We are also coming with you. They went forth and immediately entered into the ship, and that night they clutched nothing in the net.

21:4 But when it had already become morning, Jesus stood at the beach; nevertheless the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.
21:5 Then* Jesus says to them, Children, do you* have any fish?
They answered him, No.

21:6 And he said to them, Cast the net toward the right part of the ship and you* will find some. Therefore they cast it, and they were not strong-enough to drag it into the ship away from the crowd of fish.

21:7 Therefore, that disciple whom Jesus loved* says to Peter, It is the Lord. Then* Simon Peter having heard that it was the Lord, he girded his outer clothing upon himself (for* he {F} was naked) and cast himself into the sea.
21:8 But the other disciples came with the small-boat (for* they were not far from the land, but approximately two hundred cubits from it), dragging the net full of fish.
21:9 Then as they stepped to the land, they see a coal-fire there and a little-fish laid on it and bread.

21:10 Jesus says to them, Bring some of the little-fish which you* have now clutched in the net.
21:11 Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to the land, full of great fish, a hundred and fifty-three and there were so-many, yet the net was not split-apart.
21:12 Jesus says to them, Come-here. Have a meal .
And none of the disciples dared to probe him, Who are you? Knowing that it was the Lord.
21:13 Then* Jesus comes and takes the bread and gives it to them and the little-fish likewise.
21:14 This is already the third time that Jesus appeared to his disciples, after he was raised from the dead.

21:15 Then* when they had broken their fast, Jesus says to Simon Peter, Simon, Son of Jonah, do you {F} love* me more-than these?
He says to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I {F} love you.
He says to him, Feed my lambs.

21:16 He says to him again a second time, Simon, Son of Jonah, do you {F} love* me?
He says to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I {F} love you.
He says to him, Shepherd my sheep.

21:17 He says to him the third time, Simon, Son of Jonah, Do you {F} love me?
Peter was sorrowful because he said to him the third time, Do you {F} love me like a friend? And he said to him, Lord, you know all things; you know that I {F} love you like a friend.
Jesus says to him, Feed my sheep.
21:18 Assuredly, assuredly, I say to you, When you were young, you girded yourself and walked where you wish, but whenever you are elderly, you will stretch out your hands and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish.
21:19 Now he spoke this signifying by what sort of death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he says to him, Follow me.

21:20 But Peter, turning again, sees the disciple whom Jesus loved* following; who also leaned-back upon his chest at the supper and who had said, Lord, who is he who is giving you up?
21:21 Peter seeing him says to Jesus, Lord and what about this man?

21:22 Jesus says to him, If I will for him to abide until I come, what is that pertaining to you? You, follow me!

21:23 Therefore, this saying went forth to the brethren, that this disciple does not die. And yet Jesus did not say to him that he does not die, but, If I will that he remains until I come, what is that pertaining to you?

21:24 This is the disciple who is testifying concerning these things and wrote these things and we know that his testimony is true.

21:25 And there are also many other things testifying to how-much Jesus did, which if they are written every one, I assume that not even the world itself could make* room for the written books.
Amen.
{Footnotes: Jn 21:7- Or: was half dressed. COMPARE: Jn 13:14, Is. 20:2, Mic. 1:8, 11:21:15, 16. Jn 21:15, 16, 17 ‘Love*' means ‘all giving love.' ‘Love' means ‘a love of a friend.' The Greek defined the various kinds of love by different words.}