² Even while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led us out to battle and brought us back.^(A) The Lord also said to you, “You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will be ruler over Israel.” ’

⁴² Doesn’t the Scripture^(A) say that the Messiah comes from David’s^(B) offspring^[a] and from the town of Bethlehem,^(C) where David lived? ’

¹⁶ A second time he asked him, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love^(A) me? ’^(B)

‘Yes, Lord,’ he said to him, ‘you know that I love you.’

‘Shepherd^(C) my sheep,’^(D)he told him.