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OET (OET-LV) Therefore when they_ate_lunch, the Yaʸsous is_saying to_ the _Simōn Petros:
Simōn son of_Yōannaʸs, are_you_loving me more than these?
He_is_saying to_him:
Yes, master, you have_known that I_am_loving you.
He_is_saying to_him:
Be_feeding the lambs of_me.
OET (OET-RV) While they were eating, Yeshua asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Yohan, do you love me more than these?”
¶ Peter answered, “Yes, master, you know that I love you.”
¶ Yeshua responded, “Feed my lambs.”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture
λέγει & λέγει & λέγει
/is/_saying & ˱he˲_/is/_saying & ˱he˲_/is/_saying
Here John uses the present tense in past narration in order to call attention to a development in the story.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ἀγαπᾷς με & φιλῶ σε
˱you˲_/are/_loving me & ˱I˲_/am/_loving you
The two occurrences of love in this verse are two different words in the original language. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could show this in your translation. See the discussion of this concept in the General Notes for this chapter. Alternate translation: [do you love me with great esteem … I love you with affection] or [do you love me deeply … I love you like a friend]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
πλέον τούτων
more_‹than› these
Here, these could refer to: (1) the other disciples who were there with Jesus and Peter. This meaning would indicate Jesus is asking Peter if he loves Jesus more than the other disciples love him. Alternate translation: [more than these disciples love me] (2) the fish, boat, and other equipment that were used for catching fish, which was Peter’s former job. Alternate translation: [more than these fishing tools] or [more than your former job]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
βόσκε τὰ ἀρνία μου
/be/_feeding the lambs ˱of˲_me
Jesus uses Feed my lambs to refer to providing for the spiritual needs of people who trust in Jesus. Here Jesus is commanding Peter to take care of other believers in the same way that Jesus took care of them while he was with them. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: [Take care of the people who believe in me like a shepherd feeds lambs]
21:15 more than these? Or more than these others do? Jesus was reminding Peter of his insistence that he would be more faithful and courageous than the others (13:37; Matt 26:33; Mark 14:29). He was urging Peter to examine himself.
OET (OET-LV) Therefore when they_ate_lunch, the Yaʸsous is_saying to_ the _Simōn Petros:
Simōn son of_Yōannaʸs, are_you_loving me more than these?
He_is_saying to_him:
Yes, master, you have_known that I_am_loving you.
He_is_saying to_him:
Be_feeding the lambs of_me.
OET (OET-RV) While they were eating, Yeshua asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Yohan, do you love me more than these?”
¶ Peter answered, “Yes, master, you know that I love you.”
¶ Yeshua responded, “Feed my lambs.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.