Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples (A)did not know that it was Jesus. (B)Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.” (C)He 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. That disciple (D)whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, (E)he put on his outer garment, for he was (F)stripped for work, and (G)threw himself into the sea. The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards[a] off.

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Footnotes

  1. John 21:8 Greek two hundred cubits; a cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters

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