John 21:16 meaning and explanation
Jesus 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.”
John 21:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is speaking with Simon Peter after breakfast beside the Sea of Tiberias, restoring him after his three denials. The second of three questions echoes the first, and Peter answers with a word for love, phileo, warmer than casual affection but perhaps less strong than the agape Jesus uses.
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