John 21:13

John 21:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish.

Context of John 21:13

11So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net to land, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three [of them]; and although there were so many, the net was not torn. 12Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples dared to ask Him, “Who are You?” They knew [without any doubt] that it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish. 14This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples, after He had risen from the dead. 15So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these [others do—with total commitment and devotion]?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You [with a deep, personal affection, as for a close friend].” Jesus said to him, “Feed My lambs.”

John 21:13 word by word

Ἔρχεται Ἰησοῦς καὶ λαμβάνει τὸν ἄρτον καὶ δίδωσιν αὐτοῖς καὶ τὸ ὀψάριον ὁμοίως.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• takethλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• givethδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• fishὀψάριονopsarion · fishG3795
• likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōs · similarlyG3668

Cross-references for John 21:13

• Luke 24:42They gave Him a piece of broiled fish,
• Acts 10:41not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen and designated beforehand by God, that is, to us who ate and drank together with Him after He rose from the dead.

Commentaries on John 21:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13And giveth them - Eating likewise with them, as Luke expressly says: Luke 24:43.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread … - It is not said that Jesus himself ate with them, but he gave them food. The design of this interview seems to have been to convince them that he had truly risen from the dead. Hence, he performed a miracle before they suspected that it was he, that there might be no room to say that they had ascribed to him the power of the miracle through friendship and collusion with him. The miracle was such as to satisfy them of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13None of the disciples dared to ask Him, “Who are You?”: Jesus looked different after God raised him from the dead. After his resurrection, Jesus was truly the same person. Yet his body was transformed and not limited in the same way. When he gave them bread and fish, their doubts disappeared (compare 6:11; Luke 24:30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1412-14. none ... durst ask him, Who art thou, knowing it was the Lord--implying that they would have liked Him just to say, "It is I"; but having such convincing evidence they were afraid of being "upbraided for their unbelief and hardness of heart" if they ventured to put the question.Read the comment

Topics related to John 21:13

• Fish
• Peter

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Dare
• Fishing, the art of
• Galilee, Sea of
• Peter
• Resurrection of Christ
• Body, Spiritual
• Christ, the Exaltation of
• Dinner

Commentaries on John 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings