John 21:11
9 When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.
10 Jesus told them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”
So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn.
12 “Come, have breakfast,” Jesus said to them. None of the disciples dared to ask Him, “Who are You?” They knew it was the Lord.
13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and He did the same with the fish.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn.
- KJV
- Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
- WEB
- Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of one hundred fifty-three great fish. Even though there were so many, the net wasn’t torn.
- ASV
- Simon Peter therefore went up, and drew the net to land, full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, the net was not rent.
- DARBY
- Simon Peter went up and drew the net to the land full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty-three; and though there were so many, the net was not rent.
- BLB
- Therefore Simon Peter went up and drew the net to the land, full of large fish, a hundred fifty-three. Even there being so many, the net was not torn.
- ÅB
- Simon Peter gikk ombord og dro garnet på land, fullt av store fisker, hundre og tre og femti, og enda det var så mange, gikk garnet ikke i sønder.
- OTB
- Simon Peter gikk om bord og dro garnet i land, fullt av store fisker, 153 i alt; og til tross for antallet, ble ikke garnet revet i stykker.
- B1930
- Simon Peter gikk ombord og drog garnet på land, fullt av store fisker, hundre og tre og femti, og enda det var så mange, gikk garnet ikke i sønder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 5:6–8
When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.
Read in contextActs 2:41
Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
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