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ULTBut the other disciples came in the boat (for they were not far from the land, but about 200 cubits away), dragging the net of the fish.
USTThe rest of the disciples who had been fishing came to the shore in the boat, while pulling the net full of fish behind the boat. (They were not far from the shore, only 90 meters away.)
BSBThe other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.[fn]
21:8Greek about two hundred cubits away; that is, approximately 300 feet or 91 meters
BLBNow the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net with the fish, for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away.
AICNTBut the other disciples came in the boat, for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away, dragging the net of fish.
OEBBut the rest of the disciples came in the boat (for they were only about a hundred yards from shore), dragging the net full of fish.
WEBBEBut the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits[fn] away), dragging the net full of fish.
21:8200 cubits is about 100 yards or about 91 metres
NETMeanwhile the other disciples came with the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.
LSVand the other disciples came by the little boat, for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away, dragging the net of the fishes;
FBVThe other disciples followed in the boat, pulling the net full of fish, because they were not far from the shore, only about a hundred yards.
TCNTBut the other disciples came in the small boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, only about a hundred yards away.
T4TThe rest of us came to the shore in the boat, pulling the net full of fish. We were not far from shore, only about 100 yards/meters.
LEBBut the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net of fish, because they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits[fn] away.
21:8Approximately 100 yards or 92 meters, based on a cubit of 18 inches.
BBEAnd the other disciples came in the little boat (they were not far from land, only about two hundred cubits off) pulling the net full of fish.
WymthBut the rest of the disciples came in the small boat (for they were not far from land—only about a hundred yards off), dragging the net full of fish.
ASVBut the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits off), dragging the net full of fishes.
DRABut the other disciples came in the ship, (for they were not far from the land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.
YLTand the other disciples came by the little boat, for they were not far from the land, but as it were about two hundred cubits off, dragging the net of the fishes;
Drbyand the other disciples came in the small boat, for they were not far from the land, but somewhere about two hundred cubits, dragging the net of fishes.
RVBut the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits off), dragging the net full of fishes.
WbstrAnd the other disciples came in a little boat (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits) dragging the net with fishes.
KJB-1769And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.
KJB-1611And the other disciples came in a litle ship (for they were not farre from land, but as it were two hundred cubites) dragging the net with fishes. (And the other disciples came in a little ship (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits) dragging the net with fishes.)
BshpsThe other disciples came by shippe, (for they were not farre from lande, but as it were two hundred cubites) And they drewe the net with fisshes. (The other disciples came by ship, (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits) And they drew the net with fisshes.)
GnvaBut the other disciples came by shippe (for they were not farre from land, but about two hundreth cubites) and they drewe the net with fishes. (But the other disciples came by ship (for they were not far from land, but about two hundreth cubits) and they drew the net with fishes. )
CvdlBut other disciples came by shippe (for they were not farre fro londe, but as it were two hundreth cubytes) and they drewe the net with the fisshes. (But other disciples came by ship (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundreth cubits) and they drew the net with the fisshes.)
TNTThe other disciples came by ship: for they were not farre from londe but as it were two hondred cubites and they drewe the net with fysshes. (The other disciples came by ship: for they were not far from land but as it were two hondred cubits and they drew the net with fishes. )
WycBut the othere disciplis camen bi boot, for thei weren not fer fro the lond, but as a two hundrid cubitis, drawinge the nett of fischis. (But the other disciples came by boot, for they were not far from the land, but as a two hundred cubits, drawinge the nett of fishes.)
LuthDie andern Jünger aber kamen auf dem Schiffe (denn sie waren nicht fern vom Lande, sondern bei zweihundert Ellen) und zogen das Netz mit den Fischen. (The change Yünger but came on to_him shipe (denn they/she/them were not fern from_the land, rather at zweihundert Ellen) and pulled the Netz with the Fischen.)
ClVgAlii autem discipuli navigio venerunt (non enim longe erant a terra, sed quasi cubitis ducentis), trahentes rete piscium. (Alii however discipuli navigio venerunt (non because longe they_were from terra, but as_if cubitis ducentis), trahentes rete piscium. )
UGNTοἱ δὲ ἄλλοι μαθηταὶ τῷ πλοιαρίῳ ἦλθον, οὐ γὰρ ἦσαν μακρὰν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς, ἀλλὰ ὡς ἀπὸ πηχῶν διακοσίων, σύροντες τὸ δίκτυον τῶν ἰχθύων. (hoi de alloi mathaʸtai tōi ploiariōi aʸlthon, ou gar aʸsan makran apo taʸs gaʸs, alla hōs apo paʸⱪōn diakosiōn, surontes to diktuon tōn iⱪthuōn.)
SBL-GNTοἱ δὲ ἄλλοι μαθηταὶ τῷ πλοιαρίῳ ἦλθον, οὐ γὰρ ἦσαν μακρὰν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἀλλὰ ὡς ἀπὸ πηχῶν διακοσίων, σύροντες τὸ δίκτυον τῶν ἰχθύων. (hoi de alloi mathaʸtai tōi ploiariōi aʸlthon, ou gar aʸsan makran apo taʸs gaʸs alla hōs apo paʸⱪōn diakosiōn, surontes to diktuon tōn iⱪthuōn.)
TC-GNTΟἱ δὲ ἄλλοι μαθηταὶ τῷ πλοιαρίῳ ἦλθον—οὐ γὰρ ἦσαν μακρὰν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς, [fn]ἀλλ᾽ ὡς ἀπὸ πηχῶν διακοσίων—σύροντες τὸ δίκτυον τῶν ἰχθύων. (Hoi de alloi mathaʸtai tōi ploiariōi aʸlthon—ou gar aʸsan makran apo taʸs gaʸs, all hōs apo paʸⱪōn diakosiōn—surontes to diktuon tōn iⱪthuōn. )
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.
not for ˱they˲_were far from the land but about from cubits two_hundred
Here John provides this background information about the location of the boat the disciples were fishing in. Use the natural form in your language for expressing background information. Alternate translation: “for the boat was near the land, only about 200 cubits away”
If you translated “the disciple whom Jesus loved” in the previous verse with a first person form, then you will need to use the first person plural “we” here. You will also need to use first person plural pronouns in all occurrences of third person plural pronouns that refer to the disciples throughout the rest of this chapter. Alternate translation: “we were”
A cubit is a measurement of distance equivalent to a little less than half of one meter or about one yard. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express this in terms of modern measurements, either in the text or a footnote. Alternate translation: “about 90 meters” or “about 100 yards”
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).
