John 21
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1Later, by the Sea of Tiberias, Jesus again revealed Himself to the disciples. He made Himself known in this way:
1ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲓⲃⲉⲣⲓⲁⲇⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.
2Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.
2ⲛⲁⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲇⲓⲇⲩⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲍⲉⲃⲉⲇⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
3Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.
3ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯ ⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲁⲗⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ.
4Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not recognize that it was Jesus.
4ⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲟ ⲙⲉⲛⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ.
5So He called out to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” “No,” they answered.
5ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿Ⲓ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ.
6He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish.
6ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲛⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲕϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲧ.
7Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea.
7ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲣϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲡⲉⲛⲇⲩⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲃⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ.
8The other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.
8ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲩⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲱⲥ ⲛⲁⲩⲥ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲧ.
9When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.
9ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲁⲕϩⲓ ⲉⲥⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲃⲧ ϩⲓϫⲱⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲕ.
10Jesus told them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”
10ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ.
11So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn.
11ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲕ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲣ̅ⲛ̅ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲏⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲫⲱϧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲛⲉ.
12“Come, have breakfast,” Jesus said to them. None of the disciples dared to ask Him, “Who are You?” They knew it was the Lord.
12ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲣⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲉⲛϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉ.
13Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and He did the same with the fish.
13ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.
14This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after He was raised from the dead.
14ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲫⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ.
15When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”
15ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲫⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲕⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁϩⲓⲏⲃ.
16Jesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd My sheep.”
16ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲁϩⲥⲟⲡ ⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲫⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲕⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ.
17Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.
17ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲫⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲭⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ.
18Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”
18ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲕⲙⲟⲣⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁⲕϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲉⲣϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲟⲣⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲟⲗⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ.
19Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. And after He had said this, He told him, “Follow Me.”
19ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲥⲏⲙⲉⲛⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁϯⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ.
20Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper to ask, “Lord, who is going to betray You?”
20ⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϩϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲣⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲏ ⲓⲕ.
21When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”
21ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ⳪ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲩ.
22Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!”
22ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁϥ ϣⲁϯ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲁϧⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ.
23Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. However, Jesus did not say that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you?”
23ⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏ ⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁϥ ϣⲁϯ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲁϧⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ.
24This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who has written them down. And we know that his testimony is true.
24ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ.
25There are many more things that Jesus did. If all of them were written down, I suppose that not even the world itself would have space for the books that would be written.
25ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲉⲣⲭⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϫⲱⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁ⳿ⲥϧⲏ ⲧⲟⲩ
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