John 21:4

John 21:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
• New International Version (NIV)Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

Context of John 21:4

2Simon Peter, Thomas the Twin and Nathanael were together. (Nathanael came from Cana in Galilee.) The sons of Zebedee (James and John) and two other disciples were also there. 3Simon Peter said to the other disciples, ‘I will now go and catch fish.’ They replied, ‘We will come with you.’ So they went out and they got into the boat. But they caught nothing during that night. Early in the morning, Jesus was standing on the shore of the lake. But the disciples did not know that it was Jesus who stood there. 5Then Jesus asked them, ‘Friends, have you caught any fish?’ They answered, ‘No!’ 6He said, ‘Throw your net out on the right side of the boat. If you do that, you will catch some fish.’ So they threw the net out into the water. Then they caught so many fish that they could not pull the net back into the boat.

John 21:4 word by word

πρωΐας δὲ ἤδη γενομένης ἔστη Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὸν αἰγιαλόν· οὐ μέντοι ᾔδεισαν οἱ μαθηταὶ ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But whenδέde · thenG1161
• the morningπρωΐαprōia · early morningG4405
• was nowἤδηēdē · alreadyG2235
• comeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• stoodἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• onεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the shoreαἰγιαλόςaigialos · shoreG123
• butμέντοιmentoi · yetG3305
• the disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• knewεἴδωeidō · to perceive: knowG1492
• notοὐou · noG3756
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• it wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510

Cross-references for John 21:4

• John 20:14When she had said this, she turned round. She saw a man who was standing there. It was Jesus, but she did not recognize him.
• Mark 16:12After these things had happened, Jesus appeared to two other disciples. They were walking away from Jerusalem to their village. It seemed to them that Jesus was different.
• Luke 24:15While they were talking like this, Jesus himself came near to them. He started to walk along with them.

Commentaries on John 21:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Knew not that it was Jesus - Probably because it was either not light enough, or he was at too great a distance, or he had assumed another form, as in Mark 16:12; otherwise his person was so remarkable that all his disciples readily knew him when he was at hand: see John 21:12.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Knew not that it was Jesus - Probably it was yet twilight, and in the distance they could not distinctly recognize him.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Jesus was standing on the shore, but the men did not recognize him (compare 20:11–16; Luke 24:13–53).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 21:4

• Galilee
• John
• Peter

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Dare
• Fishing, the art of
• Galilee, Sea of
• Peter
• Andrew
• Beach
• Body, Spiritual
• 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