John 21:15

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
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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.

  1. ὍτεHote“When”
    Conjunction · from ὅτε · “when” · Strong's G3753
  2. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. ἠρίστησαν,ēristēsan“they had dined,”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀριστάω · “to eat early meal” · Strong's G0709
  4. λέγειlegei“says”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  5. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ΣίμωνιSimōni“to Simon”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Σίμων · “Simon” · Strong's G4613O
  7. ΠέτρῳPetrō“to Peter”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Πέτρος · “Peter” · Strong's G4074G
  8. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. Ἰησοῦς·Iēsous“Jesus;”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  10. ΣίμωνSimōn“Simon”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · “Simon” · Strong's G4613O
  11. Ἰωάννου,Iōannou“[son] of John,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰωάννης · “John” · Strong's G2491K
  12. ἀγαπᾷςagapas“love you”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from ἀγαπάω · “to love” · Strong's G0025
  13. μεme“Me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  14. πλέονpleon“more”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter, comparative · from πλείων, πλεῖον · “greater” · Strong's G4119
  15. τούτων;toutōn“than these?”
    Demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  16. λέγειlegei“He says”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  17. αὐτῷ·autō“to Him;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  18. ναὶnai“Yes”
    Particle · from ναί · “yes” · Strong's G3483
  19. κύριε,kurie“Lord,”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  20. σὺsu“You yourself”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  21. οἶδαςoidas“know”
    Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
  22. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  23. φιλῶphilō“I dearly love”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from φιλέω · “to love” · Strong's G5368
  24. σε.se“You.”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  25. λέγειlegei“He says”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  26. αὐτῷ·autō“to him;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  27. βόσκεboske“do feed”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from βόσκω · “to feed” · Strong's G1006
  28. τὰta“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  29. ἀρνίαarnia“lambs”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from ἀρνίον · “lamb” · Strong's G0721
  30. 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)