Lovest thou me? (φιλεις με; ). This time Jesus picks up the word φιλεω used by Peter and challenges that. These two words are ofte…

The third time. It is probable that Jesus asked this question three times because Peter had denied Him three times. Thus He tenderly admon…

He says to him the third time.—Again the question is asked, but this time the Lord uses Peter’s own word, and His question seems t…

He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; tho…

Theophylact of Ohrid: When the meal was over, He entrusted to Peter—and not to the others—the oversight of the world’s shee…

The chief reason for the narration of this episode seems to be to let Peter know that the Lord still loved him and had not cast him out (cf. 15:6).…

Peter was grieved. Peter undoubtedly did not understand Christ's purpose in asking the same question so often; and therefore he thinks tha…

He says to him the third time
That by these three testimonies, out of his mouth, the thing might be established, and…

Our Lord addressed Peter by his original name, as if he had forfeited the name Peter through his denying him. He now answered, Thou knowest tha…

1. The Evangelist has just shown what the Lord did for the disciples in general; here he shows the Lord dealing with His two especially belo…