John 21 Using a concordance Bible study

Read 21: 15-19

Use a concordance to:
1. Find and define key Bible words with Hebrew and Greek definitions
2. Find multiple occurrences of the same word (not necessarily the English word equivalent, but the original word)

Why?
Because getting back to some of the original words and meanings brings out nuances of the text that are lost with word-for-word translations.

Exercise: Look up a few of the key words in this familiar passage and see if doing a simple word study helps us to understand what is going on in the dialogue between Jesus and Peter.

• Look up Jesus’ 3 uses of the word “LOVE” in the Strong’s Concordance and look up the original word and define it. (link to BlueLetterBible website with original language tools)
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• Look up Peter’s 3 uses of the word “LOVE” in the Strong’s Concordance and look up the original word and define it. (link to BlueLetterBible website with original language tools)

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• Q. What did Jesus keep calling Peter? Why?

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• How many times did Jesus ask Peter the question? Why?
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