When 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.”John 21:15
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
Ὅτε οὖν ἠρίστησαν, λέγει τῷ Σίμωνι Πέτρῳ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Σίμων Ἰωάννου, ἀγαπᾷς με πλέον τούτων; λέγει αὐτῷ· ναὶ κύριε, σὺ οἶδας ὅτι φιλῶ σε. λέγει αὐτῷ· βόσκε τὰ ἀρνία μου.
- ὍτεHote“When”Conjunction · from ὅτε · “when” · Strong's G3753
- οὖνoun“therefore”Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
- ἠρίστησαν,ēristēsan“they had dined,”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀριστάω · “to eat early meal” · Strong's G0709
- λέγειlegei“says”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- τῷtō“<the>”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ΣίμωνιSimōni“to Simon”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Σίμων · “Simon” · Strong's G4613O
- ΠέτρῳPetrō“to Peter”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Πέτρος · “Peter” · Strong's G4074G
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- Ἰησοῦς·Iēsous“Jesus;”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- ΣίμωνSimōn“Simon”Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · “Simon” · Strong's G4613O
- Ἰωάννου,Iōannou“[son] of John,”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰωάννης · “John” · Strong's G2491K
- ἀγαπᾷςagapas“love you”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from ἀγαπάω · “to love” · Strong's G0025
- μεme“Me”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- πλέονpleon“more”Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter, comparative · from πλείων, πλεῖον · “greater” · Strong's G4119
- τούτων;toutōn“than these?”Demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- λέγειlegei“He says”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- αὐτῷ·autō“to Him;”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ναὶnai“Yes”Particle · from ναί · “yes” · Strong's G3483
- κύριε,kurie“Lord,”Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
- σὺsu“You yourself”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- οἶδαςoidas“know”Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- φιλῶphilō“I dearly love”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from φιλέω · “to love” · Strong's G5368
- σε.se“You.”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- λέγειlegei“He says”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- αὐτῷ·autō“to him;”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- βόσκεboske“do feed”Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from βόσκω · “to feed” · Strong's G1006
- τὰta“the”Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀρνίαarnia“lambs”Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from ἀρνίον · “lamb” · Strong's G0721
- μου.mou“of Mine.”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)