John 21:5

John 21:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
• New International Version (NIV)He called out to them, “Friends, haven’t you any fish?” “No,” they answered.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus said to them, "Children, do you have any fish?" They answered him, "No."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any food?” They answered Him, “No.”

Context of John 21:5

3Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also come with thee. They went forth, and entered into the boat; and that night they took nothing. 4But when day was now breaking, Jesus stood on the beach: yet the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus therefore saith unto them, Children, have ye aught to eat? They answered him, No. 6And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. 7That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his coat about him (for he was naked), and cast himself into the sea.

John 21:5 word by word

Λέγει οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· παιδία, μή τι προσφάγιον ἔχετε; ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ· οὔ.Read the interlinear

• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• Childrenπαιδίονpaidion · childG3813
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611

Cross-references for John 21:5

• 1 John 2:13I write unto you, fathers, because ye know him who is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the evil one. I have written unto you, little children, because ye know the Father.
• Psalms 37:3Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed onhisfaithfulness.
• Luke 24:41And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here anything to eat?
• Philippians 4:11Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therein to be content.
• Hebrews 13:5Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

Commentaries on John 21:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Children - , a term of familiarity and affectionate kindness: it is the vocative case plural of , which is the diminutive of , and literally signifies little children, or beloved children. How the margin has made sirs out of it I cannot conceive. Any meat - from , besides, and , I eat; any thing that is eaten with bread, or such like solid substances, to make the deglutition the more easy: here it evidently means any kind of fish; and our Lord seems to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Children - A term of affection and friendship, 1 John 2:18. Any meat - This word (Greek) means anything eaten with bread. It was used by the Greeks especially to denote fish (Schleusner).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25This final chapter includes a story about the resurrected Jesus in Galilee. It describes the conversation between Peter and Jesus about Peter’s love for him (21:1–14; 21:15–23). The chapter concludes by summarizing the authority and importance of John’s eyewitness account (21:24–25).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-63-6. Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing--(See on Lu 5:11). that night ... caught nothing--as at the first miraculous draught (see on Lu 5:5); no doubt so ordered that the miracle might strike them the more by contrast. The same principle is seen in operation throughout much of Christ's ministry, and is indeed a great law of God's spiritual procedure with His people.Read the comment

Topics related to John 21:5

• Galilee
• John
• Peter

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Dare
• Fishing, the art of
• Galilee, Sea of
• Peter
• Andrew
• Body, Spiritual
• Child; Children
• Fishing

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