John 21:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Lovest

John 21:7

Matthew 26:33

Mark 14:29

Thou knowest

Revelation 2:23

Lambs

General references

Bible References

Lovest

Jesus said unto them, "If God were your father, then would ye have loved me. For I proceeded forth and come from God. Neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

"If ye love me, keep my commandments,

For the father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

He that loveth his father or mother more than me, is not meet for me: and he that loveth his son or daughter more than me, is not meet for me.

Then shall the King say to them on his right hand, 'Come, ye blessed children of my father, inherit ye the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world.

The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand:

For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, if one be dead for all, that then are all dead:

For in Jesus Christ, neither is circumcision anything worth, neither yet uncircumcision: but faith, which by love is mighty in operation.

Grace be with all them which love our Lord Jesus Christ in pureness. Amen. {Sent from Rome unto the Ephesians by Tychicus.}

whom ye have not seen and yet love him, in whom even now, though ye see him not, yet ye believe, and rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorious:

We love him, because he loved us first.

All that believe that Jesus is Christ, are born of God. And all that loveth him which begat, loveth him also which was begotten of him.

Then said the disciple whom Jesus loved unto Peter, "It is the Lord." When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girded his mantle to him, for he was naked, and sprang into the sea.

Peter answered, and said unto him, "Though all men should be offended by thee, yet would I never be offended."

Peter said unto him, "And though all men should be offended, yet would not I."

Thou knowest

He said unto him the third time, "Simon the son of Jonas, lovest thou me?" And Peter sorrowed because he said to him the third time, "Lovest thou me," and said unto him, "Lord, thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I love thee." Jesus said unto him, "Feed my sheep.

And what can David say more unto thee, seeing thou knowest thy servant, Lord Jehovah?

"Oh LORD, remember yet how I have walked before thee truly and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight," and wept a great pace.

Neither is there any creature invisible in the sight of it. For all things are naked and bare unto the eyes of him, of whom we speak.

And I will kill her children with death. And all the congregations shall know that I am he which searches the reins and hearts. And I will give unto everyone of you according to your works.

Lambs

And he said unto him, "My lord knoweth that I have tender children, ewes and cows with young, under mine hand, which if men should overdrive but even one day, the whole flock would die.

He shall feed his flock like a herdsman. He shall gather the lambs together with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall kindly entreat those that bear young.

See that ye despise not one of these little ones. For I say unto you, that in heaven their angels always behold the face of my father, which is in heaven.

But I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not. And when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren."

Him that is weak in the faith, receive unto you not in disputing and troubling his conscience. ]

We which are strong ought to bear the frailness of them which are weak, and not to stand in our own conceits.

And I could not speak unto you brethren as unto spiritual: but as unto carnal, even as it were unto babes in Christ.

And so through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish for whom Christ died.

That we henceforth be no more children, wavering and carried with every wind of doctrine, by the wiliness of men and craftiness, whereby they lay a wait for us to deceive us.

Stretch forth therefore again the hands which were let down, and the weak knees,

and as newborn babes desire that reasonable milk which is without corruption, that ye may be grown therein.

General references

Moreover, by day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my sleep departed from mine eyes.

I will feed my sheep myself, and bring them to their rest, sayeth the LORD God.

Then said he unto me, "This is the kitchen, where the ministers of the house shall seethe the slain offerings of the people."

And he took them up in his arms, and put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

"If ye love me, keep my commandments,

Then came Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and saw the linen clothes lie,