He said unto him the third time,
Simon, son of Jonas, do you love me?
Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Do you love me? And he said unto him, Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you. Jesus said unto him,
Feed my sheep.
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Cyprian of Carthage
AD 258
To Simon, too, He speaks thus: "Lovest thou me? He answered, I do love Thee. He saith to him, Feed my sheep."