George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
John 21:11
Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of great fishes, one hundred and fifty-three; a figure of the great number to be converted by the labours of the apostles. (Witham)
Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of great fishes, one hundred and fifty-three; a figure of the great number to be converted by the labours of the apostles. (Witham)
AN HUNDRED AND FIFTY AND THREE - The number is mentioned because it seems to have been a very unusual draught, and it was particularly gratifying and striking to them after they had spent the whole ni...
CHAPTER 21 _ 1. At the Sea of Tiberias. The Third Manifestation. (John 21:1 .)_ 2. Peter's Restoration and Ministry; the manner of His Death Predicted. (John 21:15 .) 3. Tarry Till I Come. (John 21...
THE APPEARANCE BY THE LAKE OF TIBERIAS. As Josephus speaks of the lake as the lake near Tiberias, the name used here cannot be pressed as a proof of late date. The verb used for manifested is not foun...
SIMON PETER... DREW THE NET TO LAND. Peter, at once, at the Master's command, springs back to duty and draws the net on the shore. The number of fish was carefully counted, one hundred and fifty-thre...
After these things Jesus again showed himself to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. This was the way in which he showed himself. Simon Peter, and Thomas, who is called Didymus, and Nathanael, who c...
THE RISEN LORD (John 21:1-14)...
WENT UP. went back. TO. Greek. _epi._ App-104., but all the texts read _eis._...
_went up_ Better, with the best texts, _went up_ THEREFORE: the meaning probably is -went on board" the vessel, now in shallow water. The details in this verse are strong evidence of the writer having...
THE MANIFESTATION TO THE SEVEN AND THE MIRACULOUS DRAUGHT OF FISHES...
ΕἸΣ ΤῊΝ ΓΗ͂Ν (אABCLPXΔ) for ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς (E). After ἈΝΈΒΗ we should probably insert οὖν with אBCLX against ADP. 11. ἈΝΈΒΗ. The meaning probably is ‘went on board’ the vessel, now in shallow water. The...
Ver 1. After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise showed he himself. 2. There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nat...
_JESUS PREPARED BREAKFAST -- JOHN 21:4-14:_ The disciples had fished that night and caught nothing. Early the next morning Jesus stood on the shore. They did not recognize Jesus. He told them to throw...
ΆΝΈΒΗ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΝΑΒΑΊΝΩ (G305) подниматься; здесь: подниматься на борт судна (Morris), ΕΪΛΚΥΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΛΚΎΩ, _см._ John 21:6. ΌΝΤΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΕΙΜΊ (G1510) быть....
AS SOON—AS THEY WERE COME TO LAND,— When the disciples came ashore, they found _a fire_ burning, which Jesus had miraculously prepared, and _fish laid thereon, and bread._ But neither being sufficient...
OMNIPOTENT LORD _Text: John 21:1-14_ 1 After these things Jesus manifested himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and he manifested himself on this wise. 2 There were together Sim...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 21:1-14 The following is an Analysis of our present passage:— The varied details of chapter 21 supply a most instructive and marvelously complete lesson on serv...
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. SIMON PETER WENT UP (WENT ON BOARD),...
27 While we hardly care to sympathize with doubting Thomas, yet we feel grateful for the unanswerable evidence his case called forth. The reality of our Lord's resurrection is put beyond all question...
SUPPLEMENTARY 1-25. Appendix. The Gospel is brought to a definite close, its contents are reviewed, and its purpose stated in John 20:30; John 20:31. The present chapter is therefore probably an appen...
MANIFESTATION OF THE RISEN LORD TO SEVEN DISCIPLES AT THE SEA OF TIBERIAS. The Fourth Gospel confirms the synoptic tradition that there were appearances in Galilee as well as in Judæa. The date of thi...
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 21 JESUS APPEARS TO 7 *DISCIPLES 21:1-14 V1 Afterwards, Jesus appeared again to his *disciples by the Sea called Tiberi...
SIMON PETER WENT UP. — The better reading inserts “therefore”: _Simon Peter therefore went up — i.e.,_ because of Christ’s command. He went up into the ship now lying on the shore with one end of the...
XXIV. _ APPEARANCE AT SEA OF GALILEE._ "After these things Jesus manifested Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias; and He manifested Himself on this wise. There were together Simon Pet...
“LOVEST THOU ME?” John 21:10-19 Christ thrice questioned Peter's love, thus giving him the opportunity of canceling his threefold denial. There are two Greek words for “love.” In His questions our Lo...
This chapter undoubtedly added later by the writer is a revelation or manifestation of the risen Christ. Here He is seen interested in His disciples, and caring for their immediate needs, and that in...
I. JESUS AND THE DISCIPLES: JOHN 21:1-14. This first scene includes two pictures: that of the _fishing_ and that of the _repast._ The fishing: John 21:1-8. The theatre of this story is remarkable: it...
APPENDIX: 21:1-25. After the conclusion John 20:30-31, this section is a surprise to the reader. It contains two scenes: one of a general interest for the whole circle of the disciples (John 21:1-14);...
“ _When therefore they were come to land_, _they see a fire of coals there, and a fish laid thereon and bread._ 10. _Jesus says to them, Bring of the fish which you have just taken._ 11. _Simon Peter...
As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. (10) Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught. (11) Simon Peter went...
In John 21:1-25, the appended scene is the fishing. After a night of failure, a vast multitude of fish is taken in the net, without breaking it or risking the ships (Luke 5:1-39), or the need of gathe...
The next chapter, while rendering a fresh testimony to the resurrection of Jesus, gives us to Verse 13 a picture of the millennial work of Christ; from thence to the end, the especial portions of Pete...
SIMON PETER WENT UP,.... Either to the sea, that being higher than the land, or to the ship which lay by the shore: he went aboard it, and DREW THE NET TO LAND FULL OF GREAT FISHES; not alone, but ot...
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. Ver. 11. _Yet was not the net broke_] W...
_As soon as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals_ The effect of Christ's wonder-working power; _and fish laid thereon, and bread_ Which also he had prepared by a miracle, that they might s...
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....
The meal on the beach:...
APPEARING IN GALILEE (vs.1-14) The scene now changes from Jerusalem to Galilee. We have seen in chapter 20:19-25 the picture of the gathering of the Church of God, and in the remaining verses that of...
1-14 Christ makes himself known to his people, usually in his ordinances; but sometimes by his Spirit he visits them when employed in their business. It is good for the disciples of Christ to be toge...
SEE POOLE ON "1 THESSALONIANS 21:10...
Acts of the Holy Apostle Thomas e three words with which I am set on fire, and I cannot tell them to others; O Jesus, man slain, dead, buried; Jesus, God of God, and Saviour who bringest the dead to l...
John 21:11 Simon G4613 Peter G4074 up G305 (G5627) and G2532 dragged G1670 (G5656) net G1350 to...
THE DISCIPLES CANNOT BE FRUITFUL WITHOUT THE POWER OF JESUS (JOHN 21:1)....
‘Jesus says to them, “Bring of the fish that you have now taken.” Simon Peter therefore went up and drew the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty three, and for all there was so many...
The authenticity and genuineness of the chapter upon which we now enter have been keenly contested; while many, who admit that John is the author of the chapter, see in it not so much an organic part...
John 21:11. SIMON PETER THEREFORE WENT UP, AND DREW THE NET TO THE LAND FULL OF GREAT FISHES, AN HUNDRED AND FIFTY AND THREE; AND FOR ALL THERE WERE SO MANY, YET WAS NOT THE NET RENT. Again Peter appe...
WENT UP (ανεβη). Into the little boat or dinghy.DREW (ειλκυσεν). Same verb as ελκυσα in verse John 21:6. Peter now did what they had failed to do.THREE (τριων). The addition "three" to the "hun...
WAS NOT Contrast (Luke 5:6)....
John 21:1 I. It had been by a miraculous draught of fishes, like the one now before us, that, at the outset of His ministry, Christ had drawn away three at least of the seven now around Him, from thei...
John 21 We Learn from this Chapter I. The wide range of the pastoral office. Whenever the minister is exclusively a fisherman and neglects the labour of the shepherd, he is only doing half his work....
John 21:1. _After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself. There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and N...
John 21:1. _After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself._ May every one of you, my fellow-disciples, realize that Jesus i...
John 21:1. _After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise showed he himself._ Jesus loved to show himself to his people. Of old, his delights...
CONTENTS: The risen Christ surprises the disciples and directs their fishing. Peter given opportunity to reaffirm His allegiance to Christ. CHARACTERS: Jesus, disciples, Peter, Thomas, John. CONCLUS...
John 21:2. _There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus,_ a word which designates a twin; _and Nathanael, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples._ Here are seven; the four abs...
_As soon as they were come to land they saw a fire of coals there._ THE TWO FIRES--A CONTRAST (Text, and John 18:18) I. THE FIRE IN THE PALACE COURT. 1. A scene of sorrow--the Saviour’s trial. 2....
_After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias_ THE SEA OF TIBERIAS twelve full miles in length by nearly seven in breadth, formed by the widening of the rive...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 21:11 Probably 153 represents the number of fish counted. Fishermen routinely counted the number of fish prior to selling them fresh at the market....
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 21:1 Epilogue: The Roles of Peter and of the Disciple Whom Jesus Loved. Chapter John 21:1 describes Jesus’ third and final resurrection appearance in this Gospel.
1-25 CHAPTER 21 VER. 1. _After these things_, &c. From this it appears that Peter and the other Apostles had gone from Judea into Galilee, as Christ had bidden them (_S. Matthew 23:10_). For this appe...
_Jesus saith_... _bring of the fish_, &c. This He did that they all might perceive the multitude of the fish and the greatness of the miracle. Mystically, S. Augustine (_Tract._ 123) says, "The broile...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 21:1. AFTER THESE THINGS (see John 5:1, etc.).—_I.e._ after the events recorded in chap. 20. THE SEA OF TIBERIAS.—See John 6:1. SHOWED HIMSELF.—_Rather_ MANIFESTE...
EXPOSITION JOHN 21:1 3. The epilogue, answering to the prologue. The post-resurrection life corresponds with the pre-incarnate energy of the Logos. 1. Long and sustained controversy has prevailed o...
Now after these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and this is how it happened. There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus [the twin], and Natha...
Acts 2:41; Luke 5:6...
Went up. Into the vessel. To land [ε π ι τ η ς γ η ς]. Strictly, upon the land. Great fishes. All authorities agree as to the abundance of fish in the Lake of Galilee. M. Lortet, cited by Dr. Thomson...