John 21:16

New Testament • 15 words with Strong's data

"He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep."

Word-by-Word Analysis

He

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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to him again the

שֵׁנִי

shênîy

H8145

properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again

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עֵת

ʻêth

H6256

time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.

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Σίμων

Símōn

G4613

Simon (i.e. Shimon), the name of nine Israelites

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בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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of

Ἰωνᾶς

Iōnâs

G2495

Jonas (i.e. Jonah), the name of two Israelites

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אָהַב

ʼâhab

H157

to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)

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thou me He

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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unto him

אִלּוּ

ʼillûw

H432

nay, i.e. (softened) if

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יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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thou

יָדַע

yâdaʻ

H3045

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...

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that I

אָהַב

ʼâhab

H157

to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)

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thee He

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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unto him

רָעָה

râʻâh

H7462

to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frien...

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my

צֹאן

tsôʼn

H6629

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

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Key Terms in This Verse

Jonas G2495

Ἰωνᾶς Iōnâs

Jonas (i.e. Jonah), the name of two Israelites

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lovest H157

אָהַב ʼâhab

to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)

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Simon G4613

Σίμων Símōn

Simon (i.e. Shimon), the name of nine Israelites

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Feed H7462

רָעָה râʻâh

to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)

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knowest H3045

יָדַע yâdaʻ

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...

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second H8145

שֵׁנִי shênîy

properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again

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sheep H6629

צֹאן tsôʼn

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

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love H157

אָהַב ʼâhab

to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)

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Yea H432

אִלּוּ ʼillûw

nay, i.e. (softened) if

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time H6256

עֵת ʻêth

time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.

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Cross References

Acts 20:28 cross-reference

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

1 Peter 5:2 cross-reference

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

1 Peter 2:25 cross-reference

For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

Psalm 100:3 cross-reference

Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Psalm 95:7 cross-reference

For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,

Matthew 26:72 cross-reference

And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.

Matthew 25:32 cross-reference

And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:

Hebrews 13:20 cross-reference

Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

Luke 19:10 cross-reference

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

John 18:25 cross-reference

And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not.

John 18:17 cross-reference

Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also one of this man’s disciples? He saith, I am not.

Zechariah 13:7 cross-reference

Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little one...

Matthew 2:6 cross-reference

And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

Revelation 7:17 cross-reference

For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

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