King James Version

John 21:15

So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “[son] of John” (Ἰωάννου,) before love you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of Jonah” (Ἰωνᾶ) before love you here.

Ὅτεhotewhenὅτεconjunction — “when”G3753when, at which time.whenοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.ἠρίστησανēristēsanthey had dinedἀριστάω (aristaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they had dined”, a single actionG709I breakfast, dine.they had dinedλέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.saithτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.Σίμωνιsimōnito SimonΣίμων (simōn)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to Simon”, the to- or for-formG4613Simon.to SimonΠέτρῳpetrōPeterΠέτρος (petros)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the to- or for-formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".Peterὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ΣίμωνsimōnSimonΣίμωνnoun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Simon”, the calling formG4613Simon.SimonἸωάννουiōannouson of JonasἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “son of Jonas”, the of-formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.son of Jonasἀγαπᾷςagapaslovest thouἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “lovest thou”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.lovest thouμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meπλέονpleonmuchπολύς (polýs)adjective, comparative, accusative, singular, neuter — “much”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.Strong’s files this form under G4119 (πλείων).more thanτούτωνtoutōntheseοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “these”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.theseλέγειlegei? He saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “? He saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.? He saithαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΝαίnaiYeaναίparticle — “Yea”G3483yes, certainly, even so.YeaκύριεkurieLordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordσὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouοἶδαςoidasto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatφιλῶphilōI loveφιλέω (phileō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I love”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5368I love (of friendship), regard with affection, cherish; I kiss.This verse uses “love”.I loveσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeλέγειlegeiHe saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “He saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.He saithαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΒόσκεboskeFeedβόσκω (boskō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Feed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1006I feed, pasture.Feedτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρνίαarnialambsἀρνίον (arnion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “lambs”, the object formG721(originally: a little lamb, but diminutive force was lost), a lamb.lambsμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

Ἰωνᾶiōnason of JonasἸωνᾶς (iōnas)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “son of Jonas”, the of-formG2495(Hebrew), Jonah, the Hebrew prophet.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

When, therefore, they dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, 'Simon, [son] of Jonas, dost thou love me more than these?' he saith to him, 'Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;' he saith to him, 'Feed my lambs.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

So when they had broken their fast, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “ Simon , son of Jonah, do you love me more than these ?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “ Feed my lambs.”

Darby Translation

When therefore they had dined, Jesus says to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He says to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I am attached to thee. He says to him, Feed my lambs.

Douay-Rheims

When therefore they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter: Simon son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him: Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him: Feed my lambs.

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