John 21
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λέγειSaysαὐτοῖςto themΣίμωνSimonΠέτρος·Peter;ὑπάγωI am goingἁλιεύειν.to fish.λέγουσινThey sayαὐτῷ·to him;ἐρχόμεθαComeκαὶalsoἡμεῖςwe ourselvesσὺνwithσοί.you.ἐξῆλθονThey went forthκαὶandἐνέβησανthey climbedεἰςintoτὸtheπλοῖονboatεὐθύς,immediatelyκαὶandἐνduringἐκείνῃthat veryτῇtheνυκτὶnightἐπίασανthey caughtοὐδέν.no thing.
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λέγειSaysοὖνthereforeὁtheμαθητὴςdiscipleἐκεῖνοςthat oneὃνwhomἠγάπαwas lovingὁtheἸησοῦςJesusτῷtheΠέτρῳ·to Peter;ὁTheκύριόςLordἐστιν.it is.ΣίμωνSimonοὖνthereforeΠέτροςPeterἀκούσαςhaving heardὅτιthatὁtheκύριόςLordἐστινit isτὸνtheἐπενδύτηνouter garmentδιεζώσατο,put onἦνhe wasγὰρforγυμνός,nakedκαὶandἔβαλενhe castἑαυτὸνhimselfεἰςintoτὴνtheθάλασσαν.sea.
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ὍτεWhenοὖνthereforeἠρίστησαν,they had dined,λέγειsaysτῷtheΣίμωνιto SimonΠέτρῳto PeterὁtheἸησοῦς·Jesus;ΣίμωνSimonἸωάννου,son of John,ἀγαπᾷςlove youμεMeπλέονmoreτούτων;than these?λέγειHe saysαὐτῷ·to Him;ναὶYesκύριε,Lord,σὺYou yourselfοἶδαςknowὅτιthatφιλῶI dearly loveσε.You.λέγειHe saysαὐτῷ·to him;βόσκεdo feedτὰtheἀρνίαlambsμου.of Mine.
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λέγειHe saysαὐτῷto himτὸtheτρίτον·third time;ΣίμωνSimonἸωάννου,son of John,φιλεῖςdo you dearly loveμε;Me?ἐλυπήθηWas grievedὁtheΠέτροςPeterὅτιbecauseεἶπενHe saidαὐτῷto himτὸtheτρίτον·third time;φιλεῖςDo you dearly loveμε;Me?καὶAndλέγειhe speaksαὐτῷ·to Him;κύριε,Lord,πάνταall thingsσὺYou yourselfοἶδας,know,σὺYou yourselfγινώσκειςknowὅτιthatφιλῶI dearly loveσε.You.λέγειSaysαὐτῷto himὁtheἸησοῦς·Jesus;βόσκεdo feedτὰtheπρόβατάsheepμου.of Mine.
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ἀμὴνAmenἀμὴνAmenλέγωI sayσοι·to you;ὅτεWhenἦςyou wereνεώτερος,younger,ἐζώννυεςyou were dressingσεαυτὸνyourselfκαὶandπεριεπάτειςwere walkingὅπουwhereἤθελες.you were desiring.ὅτανwhenδὲhoweverγηράσῃς,you may be old,ἐκτενεῖςyou will stretch forthτὰςtheχεῖράςhandsσου,of you,καὶandἄλλοςanotherσεyouζώσειwill dressκαὶandοἴσειwill bring youὅπουwhereοὐnotθέλεις.you do desire.
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ἘξῆλθενWent outοὖνthereforeοὗτοςthisὁtheλόγοςsayingεἰςamongτοὺςtheἀδελφοὺςbrothersὅτιthatὁtheμαθητὴςdiscipleἐκεῖνοςthatοὐκnotἀποθνῄσκει·dies;καὶandοὐκNotεἶπενsaidδὲhoweverαὐτῷto himὁtheἸησοῦςJesusὅτιthatοὐκnotἀποθνῄσκει,he dies,ἀλλ᾽butἐὰνIfαὐτὸνhimθέλωI shall desireμένεινto remainἕωςuntilἔρχομαι,I come,τίwhat is itπρὸςtoσέ;you?
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