John 21:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 21:17 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
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
τρίτον
trítos
G5154
third
Σίμων
Símōn
G4613
Simon
Ἰωάννου
Iōánnēs
G2491
John
φιλεῖς
philéō
G5368
to love
με
egṓ
G1473
I
ἐλυπήθη
lypéō
G3076
to grieve
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Πέτρος
Pétros
G4074
Peter
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
τρίτον
trítos
G5154
third
φιλεῖς
philéō
G5368
to love
με
egṓ
G1473
I
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
κύριε
kýrios
G2962
Lord
πάντα
pâs
G3956
all
σὺ
sý
G4771
you
οἶδας
eídō
G1492
to see
σὺ
sý
G4771
you
γινώσκεις
ginṓskō
G1097
to know
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
φιλῶ
philéō
G5368
to love
σε
sý
G4771
you
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
βόσκε
bóskō
G1006
to feed
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
προβάτιά
próbaton
G4263
sheep
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?" Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time, "Do you have affection for me?" He said to him, "Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.
-
King James Version Public Domain
He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
He says to him the third, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third, “Do you love me?” And he says to him, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus says to him, “Feed my sheep.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).