John 21:1-7

Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples

1 After this Jesus 1revealed himself 2again to the disciples by 3the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way.
2 Simon Peter, 4Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of 5Cana in Galilee, 6the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.
3 Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the boat, but 7that night they caught nothing.
4 Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples 8did not know that it was Jesus.
5 9Jesus said to them, "Children, do you have any fish?" They answered him, "No."
6 10He said to them, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish.
7 That disciple 11whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, 12he put on his outer garment, for he was 13stripped for work, and 14threw himself into the sea.

Cross References 14

  • 1. ver. 14; [Mark 16:12, 14]; See John 7:4
  • 2. John 20:19, 26
  • 3. John 6:1
  • 4. See John 11:16
  • 5. John 2:1; John 4:46
  • 6. Matthew 4:21; Luke 5:10
  • 7. [Luke 5:5]
  • 8. John 20:14
  • 9. Luke 24:41
  • 10. [Luke 5:4, 6, 7]
  • 11. See John 13:23
  • 12. ver. 18; [John 13:4]
  • 13. 1 Samuel 19:24; Isaiah 20:2; Micah 1:8
  • 14. [Matthew 14:29]
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