John 21:1-14 - Jesus Appears To The Disciples In Galilee

¹ At length Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples upon the sea-coast of Tiberias; and the manner of his appearance was thus.

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

³ when Simon Peter said to them, I am going a fishing. they reply'd, we likewise will go with you. so they departed and went on board a vessel,; but that night they caught nothing.

⁴ as soon as it was morning, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

⁵ then said Jesus, my lads, have ye any fish?

⁶ they answered him, no. and he said to them, cast the net on the right side of the vessel, and ye shall find. so they cast it, and it was so full of fish they were not able to draw it. ⁷ thereupon the favourite disciple of Jesus said to Peter, "it is the Lord." as soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt on his coat, (for he was stript) and threw himself into the sea. ⁸ as for the other disciples, they came in the bark dragging the net full of fish, for they were but about two hundred cubits distant from land. ⁹ assoon as they were come to land, they saw fish frying upon a fire of coals there, and bread.

¹⁰ Jesus said to them, bring some of the fish you have now caught. ¹¹ Simon Peter therefore went aboard, and drew the net to land loaded with an hundred and fifty three great fish: and notwithstanding the number, the net did not break.

¹² come, said Jesus, let us dine. but none of the disciples offer'd to ask him, who he was; for they saw well enough that it was the Lord. ¹³ Jesus then advanc'd, and taking bread, he gave them some, and fish likewise.

¹⁴ this was the third time that Jesus appear'd to his disciples, after he was risen from the dead.