John 21:2

John 21:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together.

Context of John 21:2

1After this Jesus revealed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias (Galilee). And He did it in this way: Simon Peter, and Thomas who is called Didymus (the twin), and Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, as well as [John and James] the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. 3Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said, “And we are coming with you.” So they went out and got into the boat; and that night they caught nothing. 4As morning was breaking, Jesus [came and] stood on the beach; however, the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

John 21:2 word by word

ἦσαν ὁμοῦ Σίμων Πέτρος, καὶ Θωμᾶς ὁ λεγόμενος Δίδυμος, καὶ Ναθαναὴλ ὁ ἀπὸ Κανὰ τῆς Γαλιλαίας, καὶ οἱ τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου, καὶ ἄλλοι ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ δύο.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• There wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• togetherὁμοῦhomou · togetherG3674
• SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• ThomasΘωμᾶςThōmas · ThomasG2381
• calledλέγωlegō · to say: callG3004
• DidymusΔίδυμοςDidumos · TwinG1324
• NathanaelΝαθαναήλNathanaēl · NathanaelG3482
• ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• CanaΚανᾶKana · CanaG2580
• in GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056
• of ZebedeeΖεβεδαῖοςZebedaios · ZebedeeG2199
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• otherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101

Cross-references for John 21:2

• John 20:28Thomas answered Him, “My Lord and my God!”
• John 1:45Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote about—Jesus from Nazareth, the son of Joseph [according to public record].”
• John 2:1On the third day there was a wedding at Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there;
• John 4:46So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son was sick in Capernaum.
• Joshua 19:28and Ebron and Rehob and Hammon and Kanah, as far as Great Sidon.
• Matthew 4:21And going on [further] from there He noticed two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets; and He called them [to follow Him as His disciples].

Commentaries on John 21:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2There were together - Probably residing in the same place. While they were waiting for the promise of the Holy Spirit, they still found it proper to be usefully employed. Their Master had been taken away by death, and the promised Spirit had not descended on them. In the interval - before the promised Spirit was poured upon them - they chose not to be idle, and therefore returned to their former employment. It is to be remarked, also, that they had no…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Several of the disciples returned to fishing in the Sea of Galilee. This was not a sign that their faith had weakened. Even rabbis who regularly preached kept practicing their occupations (see Acts 18:3; 20:34; 1 Corinthians 4:12). The sons of Zebedee were James and John (see Matthew 4:21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-23(That this chapter was added by another hand has been asserted, against clear evidence to the contrary, by some late critics, chiefly because the Evangelist had concluded his part of the work with Joh 20:30, 31. But neither in the Epistles of the New Testament, nor in other good authors, is it unusual to insert supplementary matter, and so have more than one conclusion). 1-2. Jesus showed himself again--manifested himself again. and on this wise he…Read the comment

Topics related to John 21:2

• Cana
• Fishermen
• Galilee
• James
• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Nathanael
• Peter
• Thomas

In the dictionaries

• Cana
• Galilee
• Peter
• Thomas
• Zebedee
• Simon Peter
• Galilee, Galilean
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Bartholomew
• Dare

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