to shepherd His sheep. Now, why has Peter responded to Jesus’ question about his love for Jesus by using a different word for love than Jesus was using? It seems that Peter had finally realized that he had been incapable of the highest form of love to which Jesus was referring. He was now telling Jesus that he definitely loved Him but he was not about to make the mistake of boasting about capabilities that he was not sure he could fulfill. Then Jesus asked Peter a third time if he loved Him, but
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