John
John 21:17
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.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| asked | Λέγει | Legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| a | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| third time | τρίτον | triton | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5154 third |
| Simon | Σίμων | Simōn | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G4613 Simon |
| of John | Ἰωάννου | Iōannou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2491 John |
| do you love | φιλεῖς | phileis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G5368 I love, kiss |
| Me | με | me | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| Peter | Πέτρος | Petros | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4074 Peter |
| was deeply hurt | Ἐλυπήθη | Elypēthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3076 I pain, grieve, vex |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| had asked | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| a third time | τρίτον | triton | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5154 third |
| Do you love | Φιλεῖς | Phileis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G5368 I love, kiss |
| Me | με | me | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| Lord | Κύριε | Kyrie | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| 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 |
| all things | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| he replied | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| You | σὺ | sy | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| know | γινώσκεις | ginōskeis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
| 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 |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| said | Λέγει | Legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| to him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| 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 |
| sheep | πρόβατά | probata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4263 a sheep |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 13:38 · John 16:30 · Mark 14:72 · John 15:10 · John 14:15 · 2 Peter 1:12–15 · John 21:15–16 · Acts 15:8 · Revelation 2:23 · John 18:27 · 1 John 3:16–24 · John 18:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.