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ULTThen Jesus says to them, “Children, you do not have any fish to eat, do you?” They answered him, “No.”
USTJesus then called to them, “Dear friends, you do not have any fish, do you?” They replied, “We do not.”
BSBSo He called out to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” § “No,” they answered.
BLBTherefore Jesus says to them, "Children do you have any food?" They answered Him, "No."
AICNTJesus says to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.”
OEB‘My children,’ he said, ‘have you anything to eat?’ ¶ ‘No,’ they answered.
WEBBEJesus therefore said to them, “Children, have you anything to eat?” ¶ They answered him, “No.”
WMBBYeshua therefore said to them, “Children, have you anything to eat?” ¶ They answered him, “No.”
NETSo Jesus said to them, “Children, you don’t have any fish, do you?” They replied, “No.”
LSVJesus, therefore, says to them, “Boys, do you have any meat?”
FBVJesus called to them, “My friends, haven't you caught anything?” ¶ “No,” they replied.
TCNTJesus said to them, “Children, have you caught any fish to eat?” They answered him, “No.”
T4THe called out to us, “My friends, you have not caught any fish, have you?” We answered, “You are correct, we have not caught any.”
LEBSo Jesus said to them, “Children, you do not have any fish to eat, do you?[fn] They answered him, “No.”
21:5*The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “do you”
BBESo Jesus said to them, Children, have you taken any fish? They made answer, No.
WymthHe called to them. "Children," He said, "have you any food there?" "No," they answered.
ASVJesus therefore saith unto them, Children, have ye aught to eat? They answered him, No.
DRAJesus therefore said to them: Children, have you any meat? They answered him: No.
YLTJesus, therefore, saith to them, 'Lads, have ye any meat?'
DrbyJesus therefore says to them, Children, have ye anything to eat? They answered him, No.
RVJesus therefore saith unto them, Children, have ye aught to eat? They answered him, No.
WbstrThen Jesus saith to them, Children, have ye any victuals? They answered him, No.
KJB-1769Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No. (Then Jesus saith/says unto them, Children, have ye/you_all any meat? They answered him, No. )
KJB-1611[fn]Then Iesus saith vnto them, Children, haue ye any meat? They answered him, No. (Then Yesus/Yeshua saith/says unto them, Children, have ye/you_all any meat? They answered him, No.)
BshpsIesus sayth vnto them: Children, haue ye any meate? They aunswered hym, no. (Yesus/Yeshua saith/says unto them: Children, have ye/you_all any meate? They answered him, no.)
GnvaIesus then said vnto them, Syrs, haue ye any meate? They answered him, No. (Yesus/Yeshua then said unto them, Syrs, have ye/you_all any meate? They answered him, No. )
CvdlIesus sayde vnto the: Childre, haue ye eny thinge to eate? They answered hi:No. (Yesus/Yeshua said unto them: Childre, have ye/you_all anything to eate? They answered him:No.)
TNTIesus sayde vnto the: syrs have ye eny meate? They answered him no. (Yesus/Yeshua said unto them: syrs have ye/you_all any meate? They answered him no. )
WycTherfor Jhesus seith to hem, Children, whethir ye han ony souping thing? Thei answeriden to hym, Nay. He seide to hem, (Therefore Yhesus saith/says to them, Children, whether ye/you_all have any souping thing? They answered to him, Nay. He said to them,)
LuthSpricht JEsus zu ihnen: Kinder, habt ihr nichts zu essen? Sie antworteten ihm: Nein. (Spricht Yesus to to_them: children, have you/their/her nothing to eat? They/She replied him: Nein.)
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.
Here Jesus uses the word Children as an affectionate way to address his disciples. If this would confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “My dear friends”
Jesus asks this question in a way that expects a negative response. He knows that the disciples did not catch any fish. If your language has a question form that assumes a negative response, you should use it here. Alternate translation: “you were not able to get any fish to eat, were you?”
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).
