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Lovest thou me? (αγαπαις με; ). This time Jesus drops the πλεον τουτων and challenges Peter's own statement. Peter repeats the sam…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Feed my sheep. The word here rendered feed, as has been remarked, is different from the word in the previous verse. It has the se…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
He says to him again the second time.—The question is repeated in exactly the same form, except that our Lord does not continue th…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
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…
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
Feed my sheep. Christ does not give to Peter and others the office of feeding all sorts of persons, but only his sheep o…
John Gill
JohnGill
He says to him again the second time
Willing to have the expressions of his love repeated and confirmed;
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