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

1Later, by the Sea of Tiberias, Jesus showed himself again to the disciples. This is what happened. Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, and two other disciples of Jesus were together. 3Simon Peter said to the others, “I’m going fishing.” They told him, “We’re going with you.” They went out in a boat but didn’t catch a thing that night. 4As the sun was rising, Jesus stood on the shore. The disciples didn’t realize 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 responded to Jesus, “My Lord and my God!”
• John 1:45Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the man whom Moses wrote about in his teachings and whom the prophets wrote about. He is Jesus, son of Joseph, from the city of Nazareth.”
• John 2:1Three days later a wedding took place in the city of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there.
• John 4:46Jesus returned to the city of Cana in Galilee, where he had changed water into wine. A government official was in Cana. His son was sick in Capernaum.
• Joshua 19:28Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and as far as Great Sidon.
• Matthew 4:21As Jesus went on, he saw two other brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee preparing their nets to go fishing. He called them,

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