Commentaries
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Lovest thou me more than these? (αγαπαις με πλεον τουτων; ). Ablative case of comparison τουτων (disciples) after πλεον. Peter had…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Lovest thou me more than these? There is a slight ambiguity here in the original, as there is in our translation. The word these …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas.—The better text here and in John 21:16-17 is, Simon, son of John.
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou?
knowing that it was the Lord. Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and g…
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
Theophylact of Ohrid: When the meal was over, He entrusted to Peter—and not to the others—the oversight of the world’s shee…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
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).…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
When, therefore, they had dined. The Evangelist now relates how Peter was restored to that rank of honor from which he had fallen. That tr…
John Gill
JohnGill
So when they had dined
The Persic version adds,
Jesus turned his face to Simon Peter
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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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…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson