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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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ULTJesus says to them, “Bring some of the fish that you just caught.”
USTJesus told them, “Bring over here some of those fish that you have just caught!”
BSB § Jesus told them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”
BLBJesus says to them, "Bring some of the fish that you have now caught."
AICNTJesus says to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.”
OEB‘Bring some of the fish which you have just caught,’ said Jesus.
WEBBEJesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.”
WMBBYeshua said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have just caught.”
NETJesus said, “Bring some of the fish you have just now caught.”
LSVJesus says to them, “Bring from the fishes that you caught now”;
FBVJesus told them, “Bring some of the fish you've just caught.”
TCNTJesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just now caught.”
T4TJesus said to us, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught!”
LEBJesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just now caught.”
BBEJesus said to them, Get some of the fish which you have now taken.
WymthJesus told them to fetch some of the fish which they had just caught.
ASVJesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now taken.
DRAJesus saith to them: Bring hither of the fishes which you have now caught.
YLTJesus saith to them, 'Bring ye from the fishes that ye caught now;'
DrbyJesus says to them, Bring of the fishes which ye have now taken.
RVJesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now taken.
WbstrJesus saith to them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.
KJB-1769Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught. (Jesus saith/says unto them, Bring of the fish which ye/you_all have now caught.)
KJB-1611Iesus saith vnto them, Bring of the fish, which ye haue now caught. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
BshpsIesus saith vnto them: Bryng of the fisshe which ye haue nowe caught. (Yesus/Yeshua saith/says unto them: Bring of the fisshe which ye/you_all have now caught.)
GnvaIesus saide vnto them, Bring of the fishes, which ye haue nowe caught. (Yesus/Yeshua said unto them, Bring of the fishes, which ye/you_all have now caught. )
CvdlIesus sayde vnto the: Bringe hither of the fyshes, that ye haue taken now. (Yesus/Yeshua said unto them: Bringe hither of the fishes, that ye/you_all have taken now.)
TNTIesus sayde vnto them: bringe of the fysshe which ye have now caught. (Yesus/Yeshua said unto them: bring of the fysshe which ye/you_all have now caught. )
WyclJhesus seith to hem, Bringe ye of the fyschis, whiche ye han takun now. (Yhesus saith/says to them, Bringe ye/you_all of the fyschis, which ye/you_all have taken now.)
LuthSprich JEsus zu ihnen: Bringet her von den Fischen, die ihr jetzt gefangen habt. (Sprich Yesus to to_them: Bringet her from the Fischen, the you/their/her jetzt gefangen have.)
ClVgDicit eis Jesus: Afferte de piscibus, quos prendidistis nunc. (Dicit to_them Yesus: Afferte about piscibus, which prendidistis nunc. )
21:1-25 This final chapter adds an account about the resurrected Jesus in Galilee (21:1-14) and records the exchange between Peter and Jesus concerning Peter’s love (21:15-23). The chapter ends by summarizing the authority and importance of John’s eyewitness report (21:24-25).
Jesus’ knowledge of fishing is evident throughout the four Gospels. The fishing trade provided Jesus with raw materials for parables (Matt 7:10; 13:47-51) as well as a job description for his apostles (“to fish for people,” Matt 4:19). In John 21, Jesus uses fishing to reveal himself to his apostles following his resurrection.
Commercial fishermen in ancient Galilee fished exclusively with nets. Three types of nets were in use:
The drag net was the most ancient kind of net. A wall-like net with weights on the bottom and cork floats on the top was first pulled along the coast. Then the lead rope was swept across the sea by boat and pulled back to shore. The drag net pulled in many fish that could not be eaten under Jewish law. The fish were sorted, the good kept, and the bad thrown out. Jesus used the image of the drag net to describe the day of judgment (Matt 13:47-51).
The cast net was circular and measured fifteen to twenty feet across. It had lead weights attached to its edges and was tossed into the sea by a lone fisherman. It landed, sank, and caught unwary fish. The fisherman then dove into the water and either pulled the fish out individually or gathered the net and lifted it into the boat. Simon and Andrew were using cast nets when Jesus called them (Matt 4:18-20; Mark 1:16-18).
The trammel net, the only type still used today, is a compound net built from three layers of net. The two outer nets are identical and have wide openings while the inner net is finely meshed and loose, flowing easily in and out of the outer nets. The net is spread in the water in a long line, usually at night, and held while other fishermen scare the fish toward it. The fish enter the first outer net easily, push against the fine mesh inner net and then carry the fine net into the second outer net, entangling themselves hopelessly. The net is then hauled ashore, the fish are disentangled and sorted, and the many breaks in the net are repaired. When Jesus called James and John to follow him, they were repairing their trammel nets (Matt 4:18-22; Mark 1:19-20).
When Jesus instructed Simon to let down his net again after fishing all night, a miraculous catch of fish convicted Simon (Luke 5:1-11). A similar event occurred in John 21:1-11 when Simon Peter returned from a fruitless night and Jesus told him to throw out his net once more. Peter likely grabbed a cast net, which was then filled with so many fish it was difficult to haul in.
On the Friday of Passover, Jesus was crucified and his body was placed in a tomb, but early Sunday morning he was raised to life again through the power of the Holy Spirit! After this he appeared to many believers over a period of forty days until he ascended into heaven (Acts 1:1-4), although it is difficult to know in what order all these events occurred. The first believers to see the risen Jesus were women, including Mary Magdalene, who had gone that morning to finish preparing Jesus’ body with spices. Later that same day (Sunday) Jesus also appeared to two disciples traveling from Jerusalem to a town called Emmaus about seven miles away (Luke 24:13-36), likely at el-Qubeiba (see “The Battle at the Pool of Gibeon” map). Still later that day when the two disciples had returned to Jerusalem and were telling Jesus’ disciples what they saw, Jesus appeared again to them and several other believers. Apparently a week after this, presumably in Jerusalem, Jesus appeared again to a group of disciples that included Thomas (John 20:24-29). At some point Jesus also met his disciples on a mountain in the region of Galilee, perhaps at Mount Tabor or the cliffs of Arbel, where he had told them earlier to meet him (Matthew 28:16). Jesus also met with Peter and some other disciples who were fishing on the Sea of Galilee, likely near Capernaum (John 21:1-14). Finally at the end of Jesus’ forty days on earth after his resurrection, Jesus led his disciples out from Jerusalem to the vicinity of Bethany and ascended to heaven (Luke 24:50-53).
