John 21:14

14 This [was] now [the] third [time] Jesus was revealed to the disciples [after he] had been raised from the dead.

John 21:14 Meaning and Commentary

John 21:14

This is now the third time
Or day of Christ's appearance to his disciples: he appeared to them first on the same day he rose, and then a second time eight days after, or that day a week later, and now at the sea of Tiberias; for within this compass of time he had made more appearances than three, though to particular persons, and not to such a number of the disciples as at these three times:

that Jesus showed himself to his disciples after that he was risen
from the dead:
and thus, as by the mouth of two or three witnesses, everything is established; so by these three principal appearances of Christ to his disciples, his resurrection from the dead was confirmed.

John 21:14 In-Context

12 Jesus said to them, "Come, eat breakfast!" But none of the disciples dared to ask him, "Who are you?" [because they] knew that it was the Lord.

13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave [it] to them, and the fish likewise.

14 This [was] now [the] third [time] Jesus was revealed to the disciples [after he] had been raised from the dead.

15 Now when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon [son] of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs!"

16 He said to him again a second time, "Simon [son] of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." He said to him, "Shepherd my sheep!"

Footnotes

• [a] *Here "[after]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("had been raised") which is understood as temporal