John 21:5

Jesus said to them, “Children, have you caught any fish to eat?” They answered him, “No.”

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.

In Context

4When daybreak came, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not know it was Jesus.

6He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it and were unable to draw it in because of the large number of fish.

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Cross References

Mark 8:7They also had a few small fish. After blessing the fish, Jesus told the disciples to set them before the crowd as well.

Philippians 4:11Not that I am speaking about being in need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I find myself.

Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for God has said, “I will never leave yoʋ or forsake yoʋ.”

1 John 2:18Children, it is the last hour, and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.

Matthew Henry on John 21:2-15

Christ with His Disciples. 1 After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise showed he himself. 2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. 3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. 4 But when the morning was now come,… Read the whole commentary →

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