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# General Information:
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Jesus begins to have a conversation with Simon Peter.
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# do you love me ... do you love me
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Here "love" refers the type of love that comes from God, which focuses on the good of others, even when it does not benefit oneself.
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# you know that I love you
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When Peter answers, he uses the word for "love" that refers to brotherly love or love for a friend or family member.
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# Feed my lambs
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Here "lambs" is a metaphor for those persons who love Jesus and follow him. Alternate translation: "Feed the people I care for" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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