John 21:16–18

16 A second time he asked him, “Simon, son of John, do you lovev me?”w

“Yes, Lord,” he said to him, “you know that I love you.”

“Shepherdx my sheep,”y he told him.

17 He asked him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you lovez me?”

Peter was grievedaa that he asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know everything;ab you know that I love you.”

“Feedac my sheep,” Jesus said. 18 “Truly I tell you,ad when you were younger, you would tie your belt and walk wherever you wanted. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will tie you and carry you where you don’t want to go.”