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Simon Peter said to him: Lord, not my feet only, but my hands and my head.

When, therefore, they had taken breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter: Simon, son of Jonah, Do you love me more than these? He said to him: Yes, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Feed my lambs. He said to him again a second time: Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me? He said to him: Yes, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Be a shepherd to my sheep. He said to him a third time: Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Do you love me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus said to him: Feed my sheep.


And Peter answered him, and said: Lord, if it be thou, bid me come to thee on the water.

And Peter answered and said to Jesus: Lord, it is good for us to be here; if thou wilt, let us make here three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

Then that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter: It is the Lord. And when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girded on his outer coat, for he had on his inner garment only, and threw himself into the sea.


And Peter took him and began to rebuke him, saying: Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be to thee.

Peter said to him: Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him: Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.

Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, and struck the servant of the chief priest, and cut off his right ear. The name of the servant was Malchus.


But when he saw the wind strong, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying: Lord, save me.

But Peter was sitting without in the court; and a maid servant came to him, and said: You also were with Jesus of Galilee. But he denied before them all, saying: I know not what you say. And when he went out into the entrance, an other maid-servant saw him, and said to those who were there: This man was also with Jesus the Nazarene. read more.
And again he denied, with an oath: I know not the man.





But Peter answered and said to him: Explain to us this dark saying. Jesus replied: Are you also yet without understanding?


and when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him, and said: You also were with Jesus the Nazarene. But he denied, saying: I neither know, nor understand what you say. And he went out into the entrance, and the cock crew. And the maid-servant saw him again, and began to say to those who stood by: This man is one of them. read more.
He again denied. And again, after a little while, those who stood by said to Peter: Surely, you are one of them; for you are a Galilean, and your speech is like theirs. But he began to curse and to swear, saying: I know not this man of whom you speak.


Then Peter answered and said to him: Behold, we have left all and followed thee; what, then, shall we have?


Simon Peter answered him: Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life;


And immediately they left their nets, and followed him.



Simon Peter said to him: Lord, not my feet only, but my hands and my head.

When, therefore, they had taken breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter: Simon, son of Jonah, Do you love me more than these? He said to him: Yes, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Feed my lambs. He said to him again a second time: Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me? He said to him: Yes, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Be a shepherd to my sheep. He said to him a third time: Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Do you love me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus said to him: Feed my sheep.


And Peter answered him, and said: Lord, if it be thou, bid me come to thee on the water.

And Peter answered and said to Jesus: Lord, it is good for us to be here; if thou wilt, let us make here three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

Then that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter: It is the Lord. And when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girded on his outer coat, for he had on his inner garment only, and threw himself into the sea.


And Peter took him and began to rebuke him, saying: Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be to thee.

Peter said to him: Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him: Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.

Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, and struck the servant of the chief priest, and cut off his right ear. The name of the servant was Malchus.


But when he saw the wind strong, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying: Lord, save me.

But Peter was sitting without in the court; and a maid servant came to him, and said: You also were with Jesus of Galilee. But he denied before them all, saying: I know not what you say. And when he went out into the entrance, an other maid-servant saw him, and said to those who were there: This man was also with Jesus the Nazarene. read more.
And again he denied, with an oath: I know not the man.





But Peter answered and said to him: Explain to us this dark saying. Jesus replied: Are you also yet without understanding?


and when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him, and said: You also were with Jesus the Nazarene. But he denied, saying: I neither know, nor understand what you say. And he went out into the entrance, and the cock crew. And the maid-servant saw him again, and began to say to those who stood by: This man is one of them. read more.
He again denied. And again, after a little while, those who stood by said to Peter: Surely, you are one of them; for you are a Galilean, and your speech is like theirs. But he began to curse and to swear, saying: I know not this man of whom you speak.


Then Peter answered and said to him: Behold, we have left all and followed thee; what, then, shall we have?


Simon Peter answered him: Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life;


And immediately they left their nets, and followed him.