PART VII. (B.) _THE EPILOGUE_ CHAPTER 21 THE RISEN CHRIST AT THE LAKE OF GALILEE 1. The unsuccessful toil and the miraculous draught of fishes (John 21:1). 2. The morning meal on the shore—the third appearance of Jesus to His disciples (John 21:12). 3. The public restoration of Peter to his apo... [ Continue Reading ]
_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_ MANIFESTED (ἐφανέρωσεν) Himself. AGAIN.—Pointing back to John 20:14; John 20:19; John 20:26. In each case it... [ Continue Reading ]
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 21:15. SIMON, SON OF JONAS (or _John,_ with several of the best MSS.).—He is addressed thus to remind him that by his fall he had shown that he had not yet attained to be Peter—_the rock_ (or _stone,_ see I. 42, p. 16). It is interesting to remark that his call... [ Continue Reading ]