Focused Passage

John 21:1-14

The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness

The risen Jesus reveals himself through abundant provision, feeds his disciples, restores Peter through a threefold love-question, commissions him to shepherd his flock, foretells Peter’s God-glorifying death, corrects comparison about the beloved disciple, and closes the Gospel with true testimony concerning the inexhaustible works of Jesus.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1Later, by the Sea of Tiberias, Jesus again revealed Himself to the disciples. He made Himself known in this way:

2Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.

3Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.

4Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not recognize that it was Jesus.

5So He called out to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” “No,” they answered.

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

7Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea.

8The other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.

9When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.

10Jesus told them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”

11So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn.

12“Come, have breakfast,” Jesus said to them. None of the disciples dared to ask Him, “Who are You?” They knew it was the Lord.

13Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and He did the same with the fish.

14This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after He was raised from the dead.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

LaterΜετὰG3326Preposition. . .ταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralbyἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularSeaθαλάσσηςG2281Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof TiberiasΤιβεριάδοςG5085Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularagainπάλινG3825AdverbrevealedἐφανέρωσενG5319Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimselfἑαυτὸνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularto theτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταῖςG3101Noun - Dative Masculine Plural-δὲG1161ConjunctionHe made [Himself] knownἐφανέρωσενG5319Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularin this wayοὕτωςG3779Adverb

BSB notes

  • That is, the Sea of Galilee
Verse 2

Original words

SimonΣίμωνG4613Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularPeterΠέτροςG4074Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionThomasΘωμᾶςG2381Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularcalledλεγόμενοςG3004Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularDidymusΔίδυμοςG1324Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionNathanaelΝαθαναὴλG3482Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularfromἀπὸG575PrepositionCanaΚανᾶG2580Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularin GalileeΓαλιλαίαςG1056Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionthe [sons]οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ZebedeeΖεβεδαίουG2199Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontwoδύοG1417Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralotherἄλλοιG243Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural-ἐκG1537Preposition-αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθητῶνG3101Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralwereἦσανG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltogetherὁμοῦG3674Adverb

BSB notes

  • Didymus means the twin.
Verse 3

Original words

SimonΣίμωνG4613Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularPeterΠέτροςG4074Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartoldλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralI am goingὙπάγωG5217Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularfishingἁλιεύεινG232Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveWeἡμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralvvvκαὶG2532Conjunctionwill goἘρχόμεθαG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person PluralwithσὺνG4862PrepositionyouσοίG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singularthey saidΛέγουσινG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular[So] they went outἐξῆλθονG1831Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiongotἐνέβησανG1684Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularboatπλοῖονG4143Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular[but]καὶG2532ConjunctioncaughtἐπίασανG4084Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralnothingοὐδένG3762Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular-ἐνG1722PrepositionthatἐκείνῃG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularnightνυκτὶG3571Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 4

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionEarly in the morningΠρωΐαςG4405Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular. . .ἤδηG2235Adverb. . .γενομένης*G1096Verb - Aorist Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Feminine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularstoodἔστηG2476Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularonεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularshoreαἰγιαλόνG123Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularbutμέντοιG3305ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural{did} notοὐG3756AdverbrecognizeᾔδεισανG1492Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionit wasἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 5

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SoοὖνG3767Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[He]ἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularcalled outλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto themαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralChildrenΠαιδίαG3813Noun - Vocative Neuter PluralvvvμήG3361Adverbdo you haveἔχετεG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralanyτιG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularfishπροσφάγιονG4371Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularNoΟὔG3756Adverbthey answeredἈπεκρίθησανG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 6

Original words

-δὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularHe toldεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralCastΒάλετεG906Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularnetδίκτυονG1350Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularonεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralrightδεξιὰG1188Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralsideμέρηG3313Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularboatπλοίουG4143Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionyou will find [some]εὑρήσετεG2147Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralSoοὖνG3767Conjunctionthey cast [it there]ἔβαλονG906Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐκέτιG3765Adverbthey were unableἴσχυονG2480Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto haul it inἑλκύσαιG1670Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active. . .αὐτὸG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singularbecause ofἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singulargreat numberπλήθουςG4128Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularofτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralfishἰχθύωνG2486Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 7

Original words

ThenοὖνG3767Conjunction[the]ἐκεῖνοςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulardiscipleμαθητὴςG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwhomὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularlovedἠγάπαG25Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularsaidΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singularto PeterΠέτρῳG4074Noun - Dative Masculine SingularIt isἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularLordΚύριόςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularAs soon asοὖνG3767ConjunctionSimonΣίμωνG4613Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularPeterΠέτροςG4074Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularheardἀκούσαςG191Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionit wasἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularLordΚύριόςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhe put onδιεζώσατοG1241Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular[his]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singularouter garmentἐπενδύτηνG1903Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular(forγὰρG1063Conjunctionhe had removed itἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . . )γυμνόςG1131Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionjumpedἔβαλενG906Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἑαυτὸνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularseaθάλασσανG2281Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 8

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionTheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralotherἄλλοιG243Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralcame [ashore]ἦλθονG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralin theτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularboatπλοιαρίῳG4142Noun - Dative Neuter SingularThey dragged inσύροντεςG4951Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularnetδίκτυονG1350Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularfull ofτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralfishἰχθύωνG2486Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralforγὰρG1063Conjunctionthey wereἦσανG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralnotοὐG3756AdverbfarμακρὰνG3112Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularfromἀπὸG575Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularlandγῆςG1093Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularonlyἀλλὰG235ConjunctionaboutὡςG5613Adverba hundred yardsδιακοσίωνG1250Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural. . .πηχῶνG4083Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural. . .ἀπὸG575Preposition

BSB notes

  • Greek about two hundred cubits away; that is, approximately 300 feet or 91 meters
Verse 9

Original words

-οὖνG3767ConjunctionWhenὩςG5613Adverbthey landedἀπέβησανG576Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .εἰςG1519Preposition. . .τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singular. . .γῆνG1093Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularthey sawβλέπουσινG991Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plurala charcoal fireἀνθρακιὰνG439Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularthereκειμένηνG2749Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular[with]καὶG2532ConjunctionfishὀψάριονG3795Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularon itἐπικείμενονG1945Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction[some] breadἄρτονG740Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 10

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-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartoldΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralBringἘνέγκατεG5342Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural[some] ofἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluralfishὀψαρίωνG3795Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural-ὧνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter PluralvvvνῦνG3568Adverbyou have just caughtἐπιάσατεG4084Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Verse 11

Original words

SoοὖνG3767ConjunctionSimonΣίμωνG4613Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularPeterΠέτροςG4074Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwent aboardἀνέβηG305Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondraggedεἵλκυσενG1670Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularnetδίκτυονG1350Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularvvvεἰςG1519PrepositionvvvτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularashoreγῆνG1093Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[It was] fullμεστὸνG3324Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singularof largeμεγάλωνG3173Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralfishἰχθύωνG2486Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural153 {}ἑκατὸνG1540Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural. . .πεντήκονταG4004Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural. . .τριῶνG5140Adjective - Genitive Masculine Pluralbut evenκαὶG2532ConjunctionwithὄντωνG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Pluralso manyτοσούτωνG5118Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine PluraltheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularnetδίκτυονG1350Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularvvvοὐκG3756Adverbwas not tornἐσχίσθηG4977Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 12

Original words

ComeΔεῦτεG1205Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Pluralhave breakfastἀριστήσατεG709Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto themαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural-δὲG1161ConjunctionNoneοὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθητῶνG3101Noun - Genitive Masculine PluraldaredἐτόλμαG5111Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto askἐξετάσαιG1833Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularWhoτίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularareεἶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularYouΣὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularThey knewεἰδότεςG1492Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural-ὅτιG3754Conjunctionit wasἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularLordΚύριόςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 13

Original words

JesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularcameἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontookλαμβάνειG2983Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularbreadἄρτονG740Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctiongave [it]δίδωσινG1325Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto themαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction[He did] the same withὁμοίωςG3668AdverbtheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularfishὀψάριονG3795Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 14

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This [was]ΤοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularnowἤδηG2235Adverbthe third time [that]τρίτονG5154Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularappearedἐφανερώθηG5319Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingulartoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταῖςG3101Noun - Dative Masculine Pluralafter He was raisedἐγερθεὶςG1453Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition[the] deadνεκρῶνG3498Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural

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