John 21: 1 - 19
Chip off the old block
1 After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We are going with you also.” They went out and immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing. 4 But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Then Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any food?” They answered Him, “No.” 6 And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish. 7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea. 8 But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits), dragging the net with fish. 9 Then, as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread. 10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.” 11 Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken. 12 Jesus said to them, “Come and eat breakfast.” Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?”, knowing that it was the Lord. 13 Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish. 14 This is now the third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead. 15 So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Feed My lambs.” 16 He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Tend My sheep.” 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. 18 Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish.” 19 This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, “Follow Me.” 20 Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, “Lord, who is the one who betrays You?” 21 Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, “But Lord, what about this man?” 22 Jesus said to him, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.” 23 Then this saying went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you?” 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 that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.
Today we are going to see some very remarkable insights from our Precious Holy Spirit. Going over these scripture verses I can see a very unique fact come out. We are all aware of Peter’s denial 3 times of his knowledge and association with The Lord Jesus Christ. In chapter 21 we are going to see our Holy Lord restore Peter back to being one of His followers and to a large degree assign him the responsibility of watching over the other guys.
I want to show you from the Scriptures that Peter is a chip off the old block. This term refers to a person or thing that develops from the source or parentage. Where the "chip" is referring to the son (or sometimes daughter), and the "block" is referring to the father (but seldom the mother). So the meaning is that the offspring heavily resemble their own parents. It also means that the son has acquired a characteristic from his father.
1 After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself:
‘Jesus revealed Himself again’, following the ‘revealing’ described earlier in chapter 20.
2 Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We are going with you also.” They went out and immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing.
The disciples clearly wondered what to do after The Lord Jesus had first appeared to them. The seven days of Passover and Unleavened Bread having passed, they had left Jerusalem and moved up to Galilee as Jesus had commanded as we read in Matthew chapter 28 verse 10 in his Gospel.
We need to remember that our Precious Lord Jesus had made a personal visit see Peter after His Resurrection. What was said is not recorded. It is very possibly that Peter was still sadden and frustrated that he had denied the Lord. Not knowing what to do, he allowed his emotions to get the best of him so he decided that he was going fishing.
Now some teachers have commented that this may have been because of a need for food. I see something else going on here. Peter may also have felt that he had to get his hand in at fishing once again because he had forfeited his right to be a fisher of men. That he still felt that his future as a minister of the Lord was doubtful, in view of his denials of The Lord Jesus, comes out in the fact that The Lamb of God Jesus Christ calls him again to “Follow Me” which verse 19 highlights.
I can just imagine the thoughts of these guys ‘Nothing works out for us.’ We came to believe and follow The Messiah, and what happens? He gets brutally murdered. He rose from the dead and tells us that He is going back to Heaven to be with Father God. We are left behind. We figure that we might as well go back and try to re-establish our business in the fishing industry and look at how we can’t even do this successfully. We fish all night as a group and catch nothing.’
Please take note that the guys who went along with Peter were the sons of Zebedee. John does not give us his name because he was one of the sons of Zebedee who was there. Now many years later John under the inspiration of The Holy Spirit has had some time to think about his part in this act. He now sees it as illustrative of what happens when the presence and power of Jesus is absent. In whatever they do they are dependent on Him. The indication is that Peter and the others have no future in fishing for fish. On the other hand by the power of Jesus they will be able to fish for men successfully.
4 But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Then Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any food?” They answered Him, “No.”
In the gloom and haze of the early morning the disciples saw a man on the beach, but did not know who it was. Our Lord Is perfect in His timing. Remember these guys figured that the ministry aspect was not working for them so they tried to return to their old way of life. However our Lord had called them to be His followers. Once our Lord calls He does not just out of the blue cut you off from the ministry. If He told them that from now on they would change their lives from catching fish to catching men, then that is exactly what will happen. Even when we do not understand the new job description does mean the job is finished and we go home. We see here that day light was breaking. So, our Lord show up at just the perfect time to address His wayward men. We are reminded of The Lord Jesus’ words to His disciples listed back in chapter 13 verse 30, ‘work the works of Him [Father God] Who sent Me while it is day, the night comes when no man can work.’ In other words He lets them know that we all need to get busy now while there is still time.
You want to get on the wrong side quickly of someone who is fishing? Go up to him and ask ‘did you catch anything?’ You will probably get the same response – ‘No’
6 And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.
When it was suggested that they cast their nets on the right side of the boat they did as requested. To their astonishment they not only caught some fish, but pulled the nets up overflowing with fish. This immediately struck a chord as they remembered a similar incident some time before when The Lord Jesus had done a similar thing.
The lesson from the acted out parable is clear. With Jesus absent the disciples are fruitless. Once, however, they have responded to His word fruitfulness abounds. The previous incident in Luke had resulted in their call to follow Christ and had resulted in the forecast that these men would become ‘fishers of men’. Here is the indication that the time has come and the guarantee that with Jesus’ help they will be abundantly successful.
7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea. 8 But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits), dragging the net with fish.
Without bragging about it we glean from all the Gospels that John was one who witnessed something and was quick to understand. Remember when he and Peter went to the tomb. When John saw burial clothes He put everything together and believed that our Lord had risen from the dead. We see here that as soon as John saw the great catch of fish, He immediately compared it to the man on the beach advising them of putting their net on the other side of the boat and recognized it was The Lord Jesus.
One thing I have personally witnessed is that people have different ways in which they show their affection. As you know life is short, and because of this, it’s very important that we let those we care about know how we feel. Some people make the mistake in thinking that showing affection means verbalizing it and some people find it difficult to put their feelings into words. John lets us know repeatedly that he was the one whom The Lord loved. Peter is a man’s man. I think that we all can come to the understanding that he loved the Lord. So, how does this bull of a man show his affection toward the Lord? He can’t wait to get to the Lord. He jumps into the sea and swims to shore as soon as he heard John say, ‘it is the Lord’.
We are encouraged to meditate on the word of God. When you do you start to realize other truths. For example the catching of the fish reminds us of Matthew 13.47, ‘the Reign of Heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and gathered of every kind.’ Once the fish are caught they will need to be sorted and dealt with. In addition take a look at what happens after the other disciples get to shore.
9 Then, as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread. 10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.” 11 Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken.
The disciples together made their way to shore dragging the net with all kind of fish with them.. Without Peter knowing it our Precious Lord sets up His future discussion with him. He just asks, ‘Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.’ Peter in his zeal to please the Lord walks over by himself and pulls the whole net with its catch to shore.
Remember we have said over and over that the Lord wanted Peter to be a fisher of men. What was in the net? – a variety of fish. In the book of Acts chapter 10 we will see our Lord taking this same situation and expand it. Our Holy God is going to use Peter to reach people from all different nations.
9 The next day, as they went on their journey and drew near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour. 10 Then he became very hungry and wanted to eat; but while they made ready, he fell into a trance 11 and saw heaven opened and an object like a great sheet bound at the four corners, descending to him and let down to the earth. 12 In it were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air. 13 And a voice came to him, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” 14 But Peter said, “Not so, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common or unclean.” 15 And a voice spoke to him again the second time, “What God has cleansed you must not call common.” 16 This was done three times. [ Hey, Peter, hint – hint] And the object was taken up into heaven again.
12 Jesus said to them, “Come and eat breakfast.” Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?”,knowing that it was the Lord.
We see here a verse that bothers a lot of people - ‘None of the disciples dared ask, “Who are you?” ’ While He had previously appeared to them, and they were glad, they had still not got used to the idea of a resurrected person being with them. His resurrected body was different. The beating He took from the Roman soldiers caused His whole physical appearance to be changed. They knew it was the Lord but they shied off from confirming it. Nor did they want to be rebuked for unbelief. They waited for Him to reveal Himself.
This does bring out that there is now a gap recognizable between Jesus and His disciples. Previously they had been life companions, although as such there had always been special respect given to Him. Now, however, they were aware that He was so much more than they had ever thought and this caused some restraint. From now on, while they would enjoy closeness of fellowship with Him, it would be a fellowship of the Spirit, recognizing that He was on the divine side of reality.
13 Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish.
Our Precious Master and King informed us that He did not come to earth to be served but to serve. In the Gospel of Matthew chapter 28 we read about this, “just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”Here even after His resurrection He serves.
14 This is now the third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead. 15 So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Feed My lambs.” 16 He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Tend My sheep.” 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.
Many people that I have come across have done some sinful things and fall under condemnation. They feel that they have committed the unpardonable sin. Even though you spend numerous hours showing and explaining the scriptures to them that they have not they still cannot shake their feeling of gloom. So, if you are in the ministry and have experienced the same thing with people do not feel so bad because our Precious Lord went through the same thing. Our Lord Jesus had previously ‘appeared to Peter’ privately as we learn in the book of 1 Corinthians 15.5 and the Gospel of Luke 24.34, no doubt in order to assure him that he was forgiven. Somehow Peter also could not shake this sin against our Holy God. To relieve Peter of this burden and encourage him that he is restored to service our Lord is going to conduct a public restoration in front of the others. He was destined to be a leader and it was important that he be seen to bear our King Jesus’ stamp of approval.
That it was a restoration comes out in three ways.
• 1). There was a fire of coals similar to that beside which Peter had denied Him (18.18).
• 2). He asked Peter three times whether he loved Him, cancelling out the three denials that Peter had made (18.17, 25, 27).
• 3). The catch of fish confirmed that he would yet be a fisher of men.
Such was Christ’s love and concern for His failing disciple.
I want you to take a look again at verses 14 through 17. Please notice the statement – ‘Son of Jonah’ Many teachers read this and fail to see the significance of these 3 references. We find out from our Bibles that ‘Jonah’ was a prophet that also dwelt in Galilee. Now we do not know for sure that Peter was a descendent of the prophet Jonah. We do know that Peter’s dad was named Jonah. We find that the names of people reflect the way they impacted civilization. Take the names Jezebel and Judas and what thoughts come to your minds?
I want to show you that Peter a Son of Jonah is a chip off the old block. We are going to look at the Lord’s public restoration of Peter’s three denials. Is it possible that Jonah did three acts of denying God yet like Peter was ultimately restored?
Sin takes its root in the heart. We are all familiar with Peter’ three acts in denying the Lord but I want to point out to you that these denials were already formulated beforehand. In the Gospel of Matthew chapter 16 we read about the Lord’s question to His disciples about exactly Who did they think He Is? Peter speaks up and declares that our Lord Jesus Is truly The Son of God. Our Lord then in front of the others says that Father God had spoke to Peter to reveal this truth. Victory, success, or recognition can be the fertile ground in which Pride can develop. In this case Satan saw an opportunity and influenced Peter’s remarks to our Lord’s announcement of His upcoming death on the cross. Let’s take a look at these passages.
13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” 14 So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed[d] in heaven.” 20 Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ. 21 From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day. 22 Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!” 23 But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”
Let’s first look at Peter’s situation. We read this in the Gospel of Mark chapter 14 where it talks about the Last Supper, 27 Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ 28 “But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee.” 29 Peter said to Him, “Even if all are made to stumble, yet I will not be.” 30 Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” 31 But he spoke more vehemently, “If I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And they all said likewise.
Please take note that Peter’s first act of denial and our Holy Lord’s restoration dealt with his false bravado in being more ‘Loyal’ than all the rest of the disciples. Peter’s denial dealt with his loyalty to God’s Authority as LORD. Here The Lord told him about his upcoming open denials of ever even knowing Him and Peter corrects the Lord’s revelation of the future events. Hey Peter did you forget that our Holy Lord Jesus knows all things. Therefore, it is a pretty good bet that He knows what you will do in the future.
Peter commented in front of the Lord and the other disciples that they might betray the Lord but he would never do such a thing. So, our Lord’s first question to Peter covers this remark - Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these? In other words, ‘Peter do you truly love Me more than your friends and brothers sitting here with us?’ Wow, heavy!
Peter had once said, ‘although all betray you, I will not’. In other words my loyalty is at least the equal of, and probably greater than, all the others. This was thus a gentle probing. The question was, had Peter learned his necessary lesson of humility? Or did he still see himself as the supreme and superior example of loyalty? There is no room for men who feel superior in the work of God. They are a hindrance to God’s work. Jesus was concerned to know whether Peter had learned that without Christ he was nothing.
What is interesting to find is that Peter really did in his thinking love the Lord more than any of the other guys. Look at his answer. ‘Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” You will note that Peter didn’t include ‘more than all these guys’ Peter made no claim to have special love. He would no longer compare the greatness of his love with that of others, even when given the opportunity. He would, however, declare that his love was true. Thus had he become fit to feed the lambs. So, in front of all the other guys our Lord says to Peter, ‘Feed My lambs
Now what about Jonah’s first denial? We see that Jonah first act of denying the God Who called him to be a prophet was also a denial of ‘Loyalty’. The Precious Holy Father called him to go to Nineveh and warn the people of His upcoming judgment because of their sins. Was Jonah loyal as God’s ambassador? Nope – he tried to get away from God’s calling.
Jonah denied the Authority of God as LORD. “1 Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” 3 But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
Now let us look again at the Gospel of John and see what the next two seeds of denial were.
The disciple Luke reports some additional information about the spiritual attack that was being leveled against Peter. In these verses we find the seeds of denial being planted. See if you can picked them both up?
31 And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.” 33 But he said to Him, “Lord, I am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death.” 34 hen He said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster shall not crow this day before you will deny three times that you know Me.”
In Luke’s testimony of this situation we find the other two weed roots that Satan planted in Peter’s thoughts. The second denial which I hope you found is that our Lord Jesus said to Peter –‘I have prayed for you.’ Do we read anywhere that Peter prayed for any insight prior to opening his mouth? Nope!
The second seed of denial was Peter being naïve as to the spiritual significance of the truth which our Lord had shared with His followers. Peter’s denial dealt with his lack of ‘dependency’ upon The Lord. Peter never prayed to seek the Father’s direction. He was all happy when our Lord Jesus told him that Father God told him that our Holy Lord Jesus was The Son of God, The Messiah. Shouldn’t he have sought Father God for direction in what the future would hold?
Jonah failed in this same category also. After he got on the boat the Lord God Almighty sent a severe storm. The professional pagan sailors knew that it was no ordinary storm. Look with me that they confront Jonah and implore him to pray. Does he? He does later after being swallowed by the fish but we do not read that he complied with the sailor’s wishes. We do see here that even the pagans prayed to El Shaddai for help yet the Lord’s appointed prophet did not pray.
6 So the captain came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God; perhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”7 And they said to one another, “Come, let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this trouble has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. 8 Then they said to him, “Please tell us! For whose cause is this trouble upon us? What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?” 9 So he said to them, “I am a Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.” 10 Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “Why have you done this?” For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them. 11 Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you that the sea may be calm for us?”—for the sea was growing more tempestuous. 12 And he said to them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will become calm for you. For I know that this great tempest is because of me.” 13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to return to land, but they could not, for the sea continued to grow more tempestuous against them. 14 Therefore they cried out to the LORD and said, “We pray, O LORD, please do not let us perish for this man’s life, and do not charge us with innocent blood; for You, O LORD, have done as it pleased You.” 15 So they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging. 16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to the LORD and took vows.
The third denial is due to a lack of faith. Of course Peter was not faithful to our Holy Lord Jesus. Again, please look at what our Lord told Peter, “32 But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.” Do you see the significant point brought out by our Lord Jesus to Peter? He tells Peter that he will fail. He will lack faith in the time of testing but our Lord Jesus prayed that he would not ‘lose’ his faith
Jonah also lacked faith in the Lord. Remember again his words to the sailors which showed that he had taken upon himself a ‘I do not care attitude.’ I really do not care about my life. I do not want to trust in the Lord God so they might as well throw me into the ocean to drown or get eaten by a shark. 12 And he said to them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will become calm for you. For I know that this great tempest is because of me
Now I find it amazingly awesome that even the endings of our John chapter 21 relative to our Lord dialoging with Peter has a similar parallel with Jonah.
18 Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish.” 19 This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, “Follow Me.” 20 Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, “Lord, who is the one who betrays You?” 21 Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, “But Lord, what about this man?” 22 Jesus said to him, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.” 23 Then this saying went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you?” 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 that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.
We learn in this interaction between our Holy Lord Jesus with Peter that there is a rebuke given –don’t worry about other people, you just worry about yourself Peter.’ Then the Gospel of John ends.
With Jonah we also find the Lord giving a rebuke to His prophet. The rebuke was that he needed to understand the Love of the Lord. He cared for all the people of the world. Our Holy Master reminded His wayward prophet that there were a lot of little children who were innocent and did not know about the evil of their parents. Should they perish? Aren’t they more important than a plant? Like John the book of Jonah ends after the rebuke.
9 Then God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?” And he said, “It is right for me to be angry, even to death!” 10 But the LORD said, “You have had pity on the plant for which you have not labored, nor made it grow, which came up in a night and perished in a night. 11 And should I not pity Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred and twenty thousand persons who cannot discern between their right hand and their left—and much livestock?”
Yes, truly Peter was a chip off the old block.
