John 21:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 21:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
πάλιν
pálin
G3825
again
δεύτερον
deúteros
G1208
second
Σίμων
Símōn
G4613
Simon
Ἰωάννου
Iōánnēs
G2491
John
ἀγαπᾷς
agapáō
G25
to love
με
egṓ
G1473
I
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
ναί
naí
G3483
yes
κύριε
kýrios
G2962
Lord
σὺ
sý
G4771
you
οἶδας
eídō
G1492
to see
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
φιλῶ
philéō
G5368
to love
σε
sý
G4771
you
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
ποίμαινε
poimaínō
G4165
to shepherd
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
προβάτιά
próbaton
G4263
sheep
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said to him again a second time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep."
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King James Version Public Domain
He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
He says to him again, a second, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He says to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He says to him, “Take care of my sheep.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).