# He said to him a third time

The pronoun "he" refers to Jesus. Here "a third time" means "time number 3." AT: "Jesus said to him a third time" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])

# do you love me

This time when Jesus asks this question he uses the word for "love" that refers to brotherly love or love for a friend or family member.

# Feed my sheep

Here "sheep" is a metaphor that represents those who belong to Jesus and follow him. AT: "Care for the people I care for" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# Truly, truly

See how you translated this in [John 1:51](../01/49.md).

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/love]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/amen]]