John

John 21:15

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.”

Word by word

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	Ὅτε	Hote	Adverb	G3753 when
they had finished eating	ἠρίστησαν	ēristēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G709 I breakfast, dine
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
asked	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
Simon	Σίμωνι	Simōni	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G4613 Simon
Peter	Πέτρῳ	Petrō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G4074 Peter
Simon	Σίμων	Simōn	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G4613 Simon
of John	Ἰωάννου	Iōannou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2491 John
do you love	ἀγαπᾷς	agapas	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G25 I love
Me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
more	πλέον	pleon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative	G4119 more, greater
than these	τούτων	toutōn	Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
Yes	Ναί	Nai	Particle	G3483 yes, certainly, even so
Lord	Κύριε	Kyrie	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
he answered	Λέγει	Legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
You	σὺ	sy	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
know	οἶδας	oidas	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1492 I know, remember
I love	φιλῶ	philō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G5368 I love, kiss
You	σε	se	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
replied	Λέγει	Legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
Feed	Βόσκε	Boske	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1006 I feed
My	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
lambs	ἀρνία	arnia	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G721 a lamb

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 John 4:19 · Isaiah 40:11 · Romans 15:1 · 2 Corinthians 5:14–15 · 1 Peter 5:1–4 · 1 Peter 1:8 · Ephesians 6:24 · Luke 22:32 · Ezekiel 34:23 · Acts 20:28 · John 14:15–24 · Jeremiah 3:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.