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Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object.
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ULTThen when they got out upon the land, they see a charcoal fire kindled and a fish laid on it and a bread loaf.
USTWhen they reached the shore, they saw a fire that Jesus had prepared and a fish he was cooking on it. There was also a loaf of bread.
BSB § When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.
BLBSo when they got out onto the land, they see a fire of coals lying, and a fish lying on it, and bread.
AICNTWhen they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread.
OEBWhen they had come ashore, they found a charcoal fire ready, with some fish already on it, and some bread as well.
WEBBESo when they got out on the land, they saw a fire of coals there, with fish and bread laid on it.
WymthAs soon as they landed, they saw a charcoal fire burning there, with fish broiling on it, and bread close by.
ASVSo when they got out upon the land, they see a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
DRAAs soon then as they came to land, they saw hot coals lying, and a fish laid thereon, and bread.
YLTwhen, therefore, they came to the land, they behold a fire of coals lying, and a fish lying on it, and bread.
DrbyWhen therefore they went out on the land, they see a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread.
RVSo when they got out upon the land, they see a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
WbstrAs soon then as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid upon them, and bread.
KJB-1769As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
KJB-1611Assoone then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coales there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. (Assoone then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.)
BshpsAssoone then as they were come to lande, they sawe whot coales, and fisshe layde theron, and bread. (Assoone then as they were come to land, they saw whot coals, and fisshe laid theron, and bread.)
GnvaAssoone then as they were come to land, they sawe hoate coales, and fish laide thereon, and bread. (Assoone then as they were come to land, they saw hoate coals, and fish laid thereon, and bread. )
CvdlNow whan they were come to londe, they sawe coles layed, and fysh theron, and bred. (Now when they were come to land, they saw coles laid, and fysh theron, and bred.)
TNTAssone as they were come to londe they sawe hoot coles and fysshe layd ther on and breed. (Assone as they were come to land they saw hoot coles and fysshe laid there on and breed. )
WycAnd as thei camen doun in to the lond, thei sayn coolis liynge, and a fisch leid on, and breed. (And as they came down in to the land, they saw coolis liynge, and a fisch leid on, and breed.)
LuthAls sie nun austraten auf das Land sahen sie Kohlen geleget und Fische dar auf und Brot. (Als they/she/them now austraten on the Land saw they/she/them Kohlen geleget and Fische dar on and Brot.)
ClVgUt ergo descenderunt in terram, viderunt prunas positas, et piscem superpositum, et panem. (Ut therefore descenderunt in the_earth/land, viderunt prunas positas, and piscem superpositum, and panem. )
UGNTὡς οὖν ἀπέβησαν εἰς τὴν γῆν, βλέπουσιν ἀνθρακιὰν κειμένην, καὶ ὀψάριον ἐπικείμενον, καὶ ἄρτον. (hōs oun apebaʸsan eis taʸn gaʸn, blepousin anthrakian keimenaʸn, kai opsarion epikeimenon, kai arton.)
SBL-GNTὩς οὖν ἀπέβησαν εἰς τὴν γῆν βλέπουσιν ἀνθρακιὰν κειμένην καὶ ὀψάριον ἐπικείμενον καὶ ἄρτον. (Hōs oun apebaʸsan eis taʸn gaʸn blepousin anthrakian keimenaʸn kai opsarion epikeimenon kai arton.)
TC-GNTὩς οὖν ἀπέβησαν εἰς τὴν γῆν, βλέπουσιν ἀνθρακιὰν κειμένην καὶ ὀψάριον ἐπικείμενον, καὶ ἄρτον. (Hōs oun apebaʸsan eis taʸn gaʸn, blepousin anthrakian keimenaʸn kai opsarion epikeimenon, kai arton. )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).
21:9 Cooked fish and bread were the mainstays of the Galilean diet; Jesus provided the men with breakfast. The charcoal fire is reminiscent of the scene of Peter’s denials (18:18).
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.
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “a charcoal fire that Jesus had kindled, and a fish that Jesus had laid on it”
The words fish and breadare singular nouns. These could mean: (1) Jesus had one fish and one loaf of bread, as in the UST. (2) Jesus had an unknown amount of fish and bread that are referred to collectively. Alternate translation: “some fish laid on it, and some bread loaves”
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).
