John Chapter 21, Do you love Jesus more than these; 4 Greek Words For “love”; agape vs. phileo; Successor of Peter; Judge With Righteous Judgment; Are The Gospels Written By Eyewitnesses?; “hermeneutics”; 7 Covenants

1. John 21
Do you love Jesus more than these;
4 Greek Words For “love”; agape vs. phileo;
Successor of Peter; Judge With Righteous
Judgment; Are The Gospels Written By
Eyewitnesses?; “hermeneutics”; 7 Covenants;
Christian Symbols,
Anderson Valley, California, looking south, by Gina Pardini

2. 2
Dallas Theological Seminary

3. John 21:1, Sea of Tiberias
• NAU John 21:1 After these things Jesus manifested
Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias
[only used here], and He manifested Himself in this way.
• The use of “Tiberias” dates the gospel late. Fausset’s
Bible dictionary says; “Tiberias; 3569.03 “The Gospels
-- according to Matthew, Mark, and Luke -- never use
the designation "sea of Tiberias”… but the local
name," sea" or "lake of Galilee," which shows they
must have written before that became the universal
designation, as it had in the time of John's writing.”
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4. John 21:2, Question: "What should we learn
from the life of John the Apostle?" gotquestions.org
• Question: "What should we learn from the life of John the Apostle?"
• Answer: The Apostle John is the author of five New Testament books: the gospel of John, the three short epistles that
also bear his name (1, 2, and 3 John) and the book of Revelation. John was part of Jesus’ “inner circle” and, along with
Peter and James, John was given the privilege of witnessing Jesus’ conversation with Moses and Elijah on the mount of
the transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-9). His importance in the twelve grew as he matured, and after the crucifixion, he
became a “pillar” in the Jerusalem church (Galatians 2:9), ministered with Peter (Acts 3:1, 4:13, 8:14), and finally was
exiled to the island of Patmos by the Romans, where he received from God the majestic visions that comprise the book
of Revelation.
• Not to be confused with John the Baptist, the Apostle John is the brother of James, another of the twelve disciples of
Jesus. Together, they were called by Jesus “Boanerges,” which means “sons of thunder,” and therein we find a key to
John’s personality. Both brothers were characterized by zeal, passion and ambition. In his early days with Jesus, at times
John acted rashly, recklessly, impetuously, and aggressively. We see him in Mark 9 forbidding a man to cast out demons
in Jesus’ name because he was not part of the twelve (Mark 9:38-41). Jesus gently rebuked him, saying no one could cast
out demons in Jesus’ name and then turn around and speak evil of Him. In Luke 9:51-54, we see the brothers wanting to
call down fire from heaven to destroy the Samaritans who refused to welcome Jesus. Again, Jesus had to rebuke them
for their intolerance and lack of genuine love for the lost. John’s zeal for Jesus was also influenced by his natural
ambition, as seen in his request (through his mother) that he and his brother be seated on Jesus’ right and left hands in
the kingdom, an incident that caused a temporary rift between the brothers and the other disciples (Matthew 20:20-24).
• In spite of these youthful expressions of misdirected passion, John aged well. He began to understand the need for
humility in those who desired to be great. John’s is the only gospel that records Jesus washing the disciples’ feet (John
13:4-16). Jesus’ simple act of servanthood must have impacted John greatly. By the time of the crucifixion, Jesus had
enough confidence in the young man to turn the care of His mother over to him, a charge John took very seriously. From
that day on, John cared for her as if she were his own mother (John 19:25-27). John’s rash request for special honor in
the kingdom had given way to a compassion and humility that would characterize his ministry in his later life. Although
he remained courageous and bold, his ambition was balanced by the humility he learned at Jesus’ feet. This willingness
to serve others and suffer for the sake of the gospel must have enabled him to bear his final imprisonment on Patmos
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5. John 21:2, Question: "What should we learn
from the life of John the Apostle?" gotquestions.org
• “Answer: The Apostle John is the author of five New Testament
books: the gospel of John, the three short epistles that also bear his
name (1, 2, and 3 John) and the book of Revelation. John was part of
Jesus’ “inner circle” and, along with Peter and James, …the
transfiguration …he became a “pillar” in the Jerusalem church
(Galatians 2:9),… was exiled to the island of Patmos… the book of
Revelation. …John is the brother of James,…they were called by Jesus
“Boanerges,” which means “sons of thunder,” …at times John acted
rashly, recklessly, impetuously, and aggressively. … forbidding a man
to cast out demons in Jesus’ name because he was not part of the
twelve (Mark 9:38-41)… In Luke 9:51-54, we see the brothers
wanting to call down fire from heaven to destroy the Samaritans …
his request (through his mother) that he and his brother be seated
on Jesus’ right and left
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6. John 21:2, Question: "What should we learn
from the life of John the Apostle?" gotquestions.org
• hands in the kingdom… John aged well…humility …Jesus …turn the care of
His mother over to him… he remained courageous and bold… identifying as
“false prophets” and “antichrists” those who tried to pervert the truth…
John is also called the “apostle of love.” In his own gospel, he refers to
himself as “the one whom Jesus loved”…
• John’s life… remind us … First, zeal for the truth must always be balanced by
a love for people. Without it, zeal can turn to harshness and
judgmentalism… Second, confidence and boldness, untempered by
compassion and grace, can quickly turn to pride and smugness. Confidence
is a wonderful virtue, but without humility, it can become self-confidence,
which can lead to boasting and an attitude of exclusiveness. When that
happens, our witness of the grace of God is tainted, and others see in us
exactly the kind of person they wish not to be. Like John, if we are to be
effective witnesses for Christ, our demeanor should be one that reflects a
passion for the truth, compassion for people, and a steadfast desire to serve
and represent our Lord by reflecting His humility and grace.” 6

7. John 21:3, Going Fishing?
• NAU John 21:3 Simon Peter said to them, "I am
going fishing." They said to him, "We will also
come with you." They went out and got into
the boat; and that night they caught nothing.
• It's easy to pick on Peter and say that he was
supposed to go to Galilee and wait (Mark 16:7),
but his profession was fishing. He went back to
work, to earn a living.
• The Messiah was dead, we need to eat.
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8. John 21:3, Going Fishing?
• NAU John 21:3 …they caught nothing.
• Being outside of God’s will yields nothing.
• I wonder if any of them remembered the very
first of the ministry;
• NAU Luke 5:5 Simon answered and said,
"Master, we worked hard all night and caught
nothing, but I will do as You say and let down
the nets.” 6 When they had done this, they
enclosed a great quantity of fish, and their
nets began to break; 8

9. John 21:5, They Caught Nothing
• NAU John 21:5 So Jesus said to them,
"Children, you do not have any fish, do you?"
They answered Him, “No."
• NAU Luke 5:7 and they signaled to their
partners in the other boat, for them to come
and help them. And they came, and filled both
of the boats, so that they began to sink. 8 But
when Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at
Jesus' feet, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a
sinful man, O Lord!" 9

10. John 21:6
Great Number Of Fish
• NAU John 21:6
And He said to
them, "Cast the
net on the right-
hand side of the
boat and you will
find a catch." So
they cast, and
then they were
not able to haul it
in because of the
great number of
fish.

11. John 21:6, Cast the net (MalcolmInIsrael)
• “..A great view through the net (spread out like the shape of the
Sea of Galilee) towards the Kingdom of heaven.
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12. John 21:6, Cast the net (MalcolmInIsrael)
• “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a fishing
net that was thrown into the water and caught
fish of every kind. When the net was full, they
dragged it up onto the shore, sat down, and
sorted the good fish into crates, but threw the
bad ones away. That is the way it will be at the
end of the world. [Matthew 13:47-49]..”
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13. Cast net being thrown

14. John 21:7 Matthew 14:29
• NAU John 21:7 Therefore that disciple whom
Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord." So
when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord,
he put his outer garment on (for he was
stripped for work), and threw himself into the
sea.
• Remember Matthew 14:29?
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15. John 21:7 Matthew 14:29
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16. John
Believe And Live,
Elmer Towns,
Mal Couch and
Ed Hindson,
Twenty-First Century
Biblical Commentary
Series, page 203
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17. John 21:14,
17
NAU John 21:14 This is now the
third time that Jesus was
manifested to the disciples, after
He was raised from the dead.
John is only referring to the 3
appearances in mentioned in his
gospel (John 20:19-23, 20:26:29)
NAU 1 Corinthians 15:5 and that
He appeared to Cephas, then to
the twelve. 6 After that He
appeared to more than five
hundred brethren at one time… 7
then He appeared to James, then
to all the apostles; 8 and last of all,
as to one untimely born, He
appeared to me also.

18. John 21:15, Greek Words For “love”
• There were four Greek words translated “love”
• <25> ἀγαπάω agapao Verb, agape Noun,
• <5368> φιλέω phileo
• NAU John 15:13 "Greater love [agape] has no
one than this, that one lay down his life for his
friends.
• NAU John 3:16 "For God so loved [agapao] the
world, that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him shall not perish,
but have eternal life.
• 2 others are storge, motherly love) and eros
(erotic) not used in NT

19. John 21:15, Agape vs. Phileo
• NAU John 21:15 So when they had finished breakfast,
Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you
love [agapao, verb of agape] Me more than these?" He said to
Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love [phileo] You." He said
to him, "Tend My lambs.”
• 16 He said to him again a second time, "Simon, son of
John, do you love [agapao] Me?" He said to Him, "Yes,
Lord; You know that I love [phileo] You." He said to him,
"Shepherd My sheep."
• 17 He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do
you love Me?" Peter was grieved because He said to him
the third time, "Do you love [phileo] Me?" And he said to
Him, "Lord, You know all things; You know that I love
[phileo] You." Jesus said to him, "Tend My sheep.

20. John 21:15
“do you love Me more than these”
• NAU John 21:15 …Jesus said to Simon Peter,
"Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than
these?…
• Who or what is Jesus referring to when He asks
about “these”?
• The Greek word for “these” is third person,
“genitive case plural masculine or neuter” could be
translated he, she, or it (they, these).
• John MacArthur says that Jesus is referring to the
boat, fishing nets, fish, etc.. In other words his love
of fishing is in question.
• I think the three questions, and affirmations,
correspond to Peters 3 denials. (Matthew 26:33, Mark 14:29)

21. John 21:16, Shepherd The Flock, Do Everything?

22. John 21:17, Feed My Sheep
• NAU John 21:17…Tend My sheep.
• <1006> βόσκω bosko, Meaning: to feed
• Usage: feed(1), feeding(3), herdsmen(3),

23. John 21:17, Feed My Sheep
• NKJ John 21:17…Peter was grieved because He said
to him the third time, "Do you love Me?”…
• I think it's more likely that Peter was grieved over
his boasting and betrayal, than he was about having
gone back to work fishing.
• NAU Matthew 26:33 But Peter answered and said
to Him, "Even though all may fall away because of
You, I will never fall away." 34 Jesus said to him,
"Truly I say to you that this very night, before a cock
crows, you shall deny Me three times.” (Mark 14:29)

24. John 21:17, Feed My Sheep, Assembling
Together
• John 21:17 …"Tend My sheep.
• We require continual feeding of God’s Word;
• Hebrews 10:25 not forsaking our own assembling
together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one
another; and all the more as you see the day drawing
near.
• D. L. Moody said, “A man can no more take in a supply
of grace for the future than he can eat enough for the
next six months, or take sufficient air into his lungs at
one time to sustain life for a week. We must draw upon
God’s boundless store of grace from day to day as we
need it.”

25. John 21:17, Successor of Peter
• Successor of the Apostle Peter, April 03, 2013
• Pope Francis became absorbed in prayer and repeated
with a loud voice the three professions of Peter: “Lord,
You are the Christ, Son of the Living God”; “Lord, to whom
do we go? You have the words of eternal life”; “Lord, You
know all things! You know that I love you!” At that
moment, we had the distinct impression that the life of
Peter rose out of centuries past and became present and
living in the current Successor of the Apostle Peter.
- CatholicCulture.org
• DLK; The bold & underline emphasis is mine. Which part,
his three denials of Jesus (Luke 22:34), his being called
Satan (Matthew 16:23), or his hypocritical denial of the
gospel (Galatians 2:11-17)?

26. John 21:21,
Judge With Righteous Judgment
• NAU John 21:21 So Peter seeing him said to
Jesus, "Lord, and what about this man?”
• Don't we automatically worry about what
someone else is not doing?
• “Mommm, how come he doesn't have to?”
• Jesus described Peter's death and his concern
is what about John?
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27. John 21:21,
What about this man?
• Being a busybody will likely get us, “Judge not lest ye
be judged”
• NAU John 7:24 "Do not judge according to
appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”
• 1 Cor. 5:12-13 What business is it of mine to judge
those outside the church? Are you not to judge those
inside? God will judge those outside. "Expel the
wicked man from among you."
• John 12:47-48, 21:21, 1 Cor. 6:2-3, James 4:11,
Romans 14:10
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28. Judge
not?
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29. John 21:24, True Eye Witness
• NAU John 21:24 This is the disciple who is testifying
to these things and wrote these things, and we know
that his testimony is true.
• NAS John 21:24 This is the disciple who bears
witness of these things, and wrote these things; and
we know that his witness is true.
• NAU John 19:35 And he who has seen has testified,
and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is
telling the truth, so that you also may believe.
• NAS John 19:35 And he who has seen has borne
witness, and his witness is true;… 29

30. Are The Gospels Written By
Eyewitnesses?
• J. Warner Wallace, author of Cold-Case
Christianity, was interviewed by Bobby
Conway (The One Minute Apologist) and
discussed the status of the gospel authors. Are
there any good reasons to believe these
authors were truly eyewitnesses? (For more
information related to Bobby’s great ministry,
visit: http://oneminuteapologist.com/)
• http://coldcasechristianity.com/2015/are-the-gospels-written-by-
eyewitnesses/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_camp
aign=Feed%3A+ColdCaseChristianity+%28Cold+Case+Christianity%29 30

31. Are The Gospels Written By
Eyewitnesses?
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32. John 21:23, “hermeneutics”
• NAU John 21:23 Therefore this saying went out among the
brethren that that disciple would not die; yet Jesus did not
say to him that he would not die, but only, "If I want him to
remain until I come, what is that to you?”
• Jesus didn't say “he will remain”
• NAU Galatians 3:16 …Abraham and to his seed. He does not
say, "And to seeds…
• NAU Matthew 22:32 'I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM… He is
not the God of the dead but of the living.”
• Everyone in Scripture uses a consistent, literal, normal,
grammatical, historical, contextual, hermeneutic. They may
not understand, but they do.
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33. • And by
way of
review
33
As we finish up the
Gospel of John let's
remember

34. Les Feldick's Bible Timelines
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We are going back to the Book of Judges

35. 7 Covenants, Les Feldick
• Adamic – Genesis 3:15
• Noahic– Genesis 9:1
• Abrahamic – Genesis 12:1-3 and Genesis 15:18
• Mosaic – Exodus 19:25
• Land – Deuteronomy 30:3
• Davidic - 2 Samuel 7:16
• New - Jeremiah 31:31
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36. So in
closing
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37. THE END
The Lord bless you;
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38. John 21:2, Question: "What should we learn
from the life of John the Apostle?" gotquestions.org
• Question: "What should we learn from the life of John the Apostle?"
• Answer: The Apostle John is the author of five New Testament books: the gospel of John, the three short
epistles that also bear his name (1, 2, and 3 John) and the book of Revelation. John was part of Jesus’ “inner
circle” and, along with Peter and James, John was given the privilege of witnessing Jesus’ conversation with
Moses and Elijah on the mount of the transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-9). His importance in the twelve grew as
he matured, and after the crucifixion, he became a “pillar” in the Jerusalem church (Galatians 2:9), ministered
with Peter (Acts 3:1, 4:13, 8:14), and finally was exiled to the island of Patmos by the Romans, where he
received from God the majestic visions that comprise the book of Revelation.
• Not to be confused with John the Baptist, the Apostle John is the brother of James, another of the twelve
disciples of Jesus. Together, they were called by Jesus “Boanerges,” which means “sons of thunder,” and
therein we find a key to John’s personality. Both brothers were characterized by zeal, passion and ambition. In
his early days with Jesus, at times John acted rashly, recklessly, impetuously, and aggressively. We see him in
Mark 9 forbidding a man to cast out demons in Jesus’ name because he was not part of the twelve (Mark
9:38-41). Jesus gently rebuked him, saying no one could cast out demons in Jesus’ name and then turn around
and speak evil of Him. In Luke 9:51-54, we see the brothers wanting to call down fire from heaven to destroy
the Samaritans who refused to welcome Jesus. Again, Jesus had to rebuke them for their intolerance and lack
of genuine love for the lost. John’s zeal for Jesus was also influenced by his natural ambition, as seen in his
request (through his mother) that he and his brother be seated on Jesus’ right and left hands in the kingdom,
an incident that caused a temporary rift between the brothers and the other disciples (Matthew 20:20-24).
• In spite of these youthful expressions of misdirected passion, John aged well. He began to understand the
need for humility in those who desired to be great. John’s is the only gospel that records Jesus washing the
disciples’ feet (John 13:4-16). Jesus’ simple act of servanthood must have impacted John greatly. By the time
of the crucifixion, Jesus had enough confidence in the young man to turn the care of His mother over to him, a
charge John took very seriously. From that day on, John cared for her as if she were his own mother (John
19:25-27). John’s rash request for special honor in the kingdom had given way to a compassion and humility
that would characterize his ministry in his later life. Although he remained courageous and bold, his ambition
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