Giovanni 21:4

4 Ma, essendo già mattina, Gesù si presentò in su la riva; tuttavia i discepoli non conobbero ch’egli era Gesù.

Giovanni 21:4 Meaning and Commentary

John 21:4

But when the morning was now come
The day began to dawn, and light to appear, very early in the morning; for Christ visits his right early, and is a present help to them in their time of trouble.

Jesus stood on the shore:
on firm ground, whilst his disciples were beating about in the waves, and toiling to no purpose. So Christ, risen from the dead, is glorified, is in heaven; but not unmindful of his people amidst all their afflictions in this world:

but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus;
though he was so near them that they could hear what he said; but it not being broad daylight they could not distinctly discern him, or their eyes might be held that they could not know him. So Christ is sometimes near his people, and they know it not.

Giovanni 21:4 In-Context

2 Simon Pietro, e Toma detto Didimo, e Natanaele, ch’era da Cana di Galilea, ed i figliuoli di Zebedeo, e due altri dei discepoli d’esso, erano insieme.

3 Simon Pietro disse loro: Io me ne vo a pescare. Essi gli dissero: Ancor noi veniam teco. Così uscirono, e montarono prestamente nella navicella, e in quella notte non presero nulla.

4 Ma, essendo già mattina, Gesù si presentò in su la riva; tuttavia i discepoli non conobbero ch’egli era Gesù.

5 E Gesù disse loro: Figliuoli, avete voi alcun pesce? Essi gli risposero: No.

6 Ed egli disse loro: Gettate la rete al lato destro della navicella, e ne troverete. Essi adunque la gettarono, e non potevano più trarla, per la moltitudine dei pesci.