(15)When therefore they had broken their fast, Jesus says to Simon Peter: Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me more than these? He says to him: Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He says to him: Feed my lambs. (16)He says to him again a second time: Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me? He says to him: Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He says to him: Tend my sheep. (17)He says to him the third time: Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus says to him: Feed my sheep. (18)Verily, verily, I say to thee, when thou wast young, thou didst gird thyself, and walk whither thou wouldst; but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and lead thee whither thou wouldst not. (19)And this he spoke, signifying by what manner of death he should glorify God. And having spoken this, he says to him: Follow me. (20)Peter, turning about, sees the disciple whom Jesus loved following; who also at the supper leaned back on his breast, and said: Lord, who is he that betrays thee? (21)Peter seeing him says to Jesus: Lord, and what shall this man do? (22)Jesus says to him: If I will that he remain till I come, what is it to thee? Do thou follow me. (23)This saying therefore went abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die. And Jesus said not to him, that he should not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is it to thee? (24)This is the disciple who testifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true. (25)And there are also many other things which Jesus did; and if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that should be written. THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. I. THE former narration I made, O Theophilus, concerning all things that Jesus began both to do and to teach, (2)until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commandment, through the Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom he chose; (3)to whom also he showed himself living, after he had suffered, by many infallible proofs, during forty days appearing to them, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God. (4)And, being assembled together with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which ye heard from me; (5)for John indeed immersed in water; but ye shall be immersed in the Holy Spirit, not many days hence.