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ULTNow, when it was already early morning, Jesus stood on the beach, but the disciples did not know that it is Jesus.
USTAt dawn the next morning Jesus stood on the shore of the sea, but the disciples who were fishing did not know that it was him.
BSB § Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not recognize that it was Jesus.
BLBNow morning already having come, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not know that it is Jesus.
AICNTJust as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.
OEBJust as day was breaking, Jesus came and stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was he.
WEBBEBut when day had already come, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the disciples didn’t know that it was Jesus.
WMBBBut when day had already come, Yeshua stood on the beach; yet the disciples didn’t know that it was Yeshua.
NETWhen it was already very early morning, Jesus stood on the beach, but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.
LSVAnd morning having now come, Jesus stood at the shore, yet indeed the disciples did not know that it is Jesus;
FBVWhen dawn came Jesus was standing on the shore, but the disciples didn't know it was him.
TCNTWhen daybreak came, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not know it was Jesus.
T4TEarly the next morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but we did not know that it was Jesus.
LEBNow when it[fn] was already early morning, Jesus stood on the beach. However, the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.
21:4*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was”)
BBENow very early in the morning Jesus was there by the edge of the sea (though the disciples were not conscious that it was Jesus).
WymthWhen, however, day was now dawning, Jesus stood on the beach, though the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.
ASVBut when day was now breaking, Jesus stood on the beach: yet the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
DRABut when the morning was come, Jesus stood on the shore: yet the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
YLTAnd morning being now come, Jesus stood at the shore, yet indeed the disciples did not know that it is Jesus;
DrbyAnd early morn already breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; the disciples however did not know that it was Jesus.
RVBut when day was now breaking, Jesus stood on the beach: howbeit the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
WbstrBut when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
KJB-1769But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
KJB-1611But when the morning was now come, Iesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knewe not that it was Iesus. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
BshpsBut when the mornyng was nowe come, Iesus stoode on the shore: Neuerthelesse, the disciples knewe not that it was Iesus. (But when the morning was now come, Yesus/Yeshua stood on the shore: Nevertheless, the disciples knew not that it was Yesus/Yeshua.)
GnvaBut when the morning was nowe come, Iesus stoode on the shore: neuerthelesse the disciples knewe not that it was Iesus. (But when the morning was now come, Yesus/Yeshua stood on the shore: nevertheless the disciples knew not that it was Yesus/Yeshua. )
CvdlBut wha it was now morow, Iesus stode on the shore, but his disciples knewe not yt it was Iesus. (But wha it was now morrow, Yesus/Yeshua stood on the shore, but his disciples knew not it it was Yesus/Yeshua.)
TNTBut when the mornynge was now come Iesus stode on the shore: neverthelesse the disciples knewe not that it was Iesus. (But when the morning was now come Yesus/Yeshua stood on the shore: neverthelesse the disciples knew not that it was Yesus/Yeshua. )
WyclBut whanne the morewe was comun, Jhesus stood in the brenke; netheles the disciplis knewen not, that it was Jhesus. (But when the morning was comun, Yhesus stood in the brenke; netheles the disciples knew not, that it was Yhesus.)
LuthDa es aber jetzt Morgen ward, stund JEsus am Ufer; aber die Jünger wußten nicht, daß es JEsus war. (So it but jetzt Morgen ward, stood Yesus in/at/on_the Ufer; but the Yünger knew not, that it Yesus was.)
ClVgMane autem facto stetit Jesus in littore: non tamen cognoverunt discipuli quia Jesus est. (Stay however facto stetit Yesus in littore: not/no tamen cognoverunt discipuli because Yesus it_is. )
UGNTπρωΐας δὲ ἤδη γενομένης, ἔστη Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὸν αἰγιαλόν; οὐ μέντοι ᾔδεισαν οἱ μαθηταὶ ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν. (prōias de aʸdaʸ genomenaʸs, estaʸ Yaʸsous eis ton aigialon; ou mentoi aʸdeisan hoi mathaʸtai hoti Yaʸsous estin.)
SBL-GNTΠρωΐας δὲ ἤδη ⸀γενομένης ⸀ἔστη Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὸν αἰγιαλόν· οὐ μέντοι ᾔδεισαν οἱ μαθηταὶ ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν. (Prōias de aʸdaʸ ⸀genomenaʸs ⸀estaʸ Yaʸsous eis ton aigialon; ou mentoi aʸdeisan hoi mathaʸtai hoti Yaʸsous estin.)
TC-GNTΠρωΐας δὲ ἤδη [fn]γενομένης ἔστη [fn]ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὸν αἰγιαλόν· οὐ μέντοι ᾔδεισαν οἱ μαθηταὶ ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστι. (Prōias de aʸdaʸ genomenaʸs estaʸ ho Yaʸsous eis ton aigialon; ou mentoi aʸdeisan hoi mathaʸtai hoti Yaʸsous esti. )
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).
