He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that he had said to him a third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you ...
Jesus didn’t just forgive St. Peter in John 21:15-17 — he gave him authority. Here’s what that passage says: When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon, son of John, do you ...