Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.
10. fish ] The same word as in Joh 21:9, but in the plural.
caught ] See on Joh 21:3.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
In this one miracle there is a complication of miracles.
1. That having fished all night and caught nothing, they should at Christs command throw out the net on the side of the ship next the shore, and so most unlikely to have plenty of fish, and catch so many.
2. That before their fish could be brought on shore, they should see a fish broiling on coals, and bread lying by.
3. That notwithstanding the multitude of fish, the net should not be broken.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
10. Jesus saith unto them, Bring ofthe fish ye have now caughtObserve the double supply thusprovidedHis and theirs. The meaning of this will perhaps appearpresently.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Jesus saith unto them,…. The disciples:
bring of the fish which ye have now caught: for they might have caught some before, though so few and small, as scarcely to be reckoned any; nor were they bid to bring all they had taken, only some of them, to add to these Christ had prepared for them on land; they being both indeed of a miraculous production, and the effects of his divine power. Christ’s view in ordering to bring some of them, and put to those that lay upon the coals, was partly that they might have enough to make a meal of for them all; and also, that they might have a more perfect knowledge of the miracle wrought, by seeing the number and largeness of the fishes, and by bringing the net full of them to shore unbroken; and may be an emblem of the bringing of souls to Christ by the ministry of the word, thereby adding to those that are already gathered.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Which (). Ablative case by attraction from to agree with . They had caught the fish by Christ’s direction.
Fuente: Robertson’s Word Pictures in the New Testament
Of the fish [ ] . As in ver. 9. Emphasizing the fish as food.
Ye hate caught [] . See on ver. 3. Bengel says : “By the Lord ‘s gift they had caught them : and yet, He courteously says, that they have caught them.”
Fuente: Vincent’s Word Studies in the New Testament
1) “Jesus saith unto them,” (legei autois ho lesous) “Jesus says to them,” to the seven apostles and disciples who had been all night on the fishing excursion, during which they had toiled and caught nothing, until He came to them, Joh 21:3-6.
2) “Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.” (enegkate apo ton opsarion hon epiasate nun) “You all now bring on continually from the fishes you caught.” Drag the net and fish on to the shore and put more fish on the coals of fire, is the idea.
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
10. Bring some of the fishes which you have now caught. Though the net was filled in a moment, without any great labor on their part yet the taking of them is not ascribed by Christ to the disciples, thus, we call the bread which we daily eat, OUR bread, and yet, by asking that it may be given to us, we acknowledge that it proceeds from the blessing of God, (Mat 6:11.)
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(10) Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.Comp. Note on last verse. It is implied that they did so, and thus furnished part of the meal of which they are about to partake.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
10. Bring of the fish The minister in the final day shall rest from his labour, and feast forever on its results. He shall gather the avails of his ministry into the treasury of God.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
‘Jesus says to them, “Bring of the fish that you have now taken.” Simon Peter therefore went up and drew the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty three, and for all there was so many the net was not torn.’
Jesus did not require the fish that they had taken for their breakfast for He already had some cooking. He rather wanted them to consider the size of their catch so that they would be aware that in partnership with Him they would be able to do wonders in fishing for men.
In view of the fact that Jesus drew attention to them the fish were counted and there were one hundred and fifty three large fish. A splendid catch to small time fishermen as the comment about the net shows. There is little need to try to find explanations for the number elsewhere. None are satisfactory or demonstrable. The words are simply evidence of the testimony of an eyewitness.
‘Peter went up.’ He climbed into the boat so as to release the net so that the fish could be counted.
‘The net was not torn’. It had proved adequate for its task, just as they too will be adequate, with His help, for their future task of winning men for Christ. None of the disciples dared to ask Him, “who are you”, knowing that it was the Lord.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Joh 21:10-11 . , . . .] for the completion, conformably to their needs, of the dish of fish already found upon the fire of coals. That the eating of Jesus and of the disciples was no material, but a spiritual one (the enjoyment which Jesus has from the activity of His apostles), is a fiction of Hengstenberg’s.
According to Joh 21:11 , Peter alone draws the full net to land, which, of course, since it hung on the vessel, which lay on the shore, was easier than to draw it up out of the water into the boat, Joh 21:6 . According to Hengstenberg, he is, indeed, named only as being the chief person, because he was the middle point of the spiritual fishing . The statement of the number of the fishes is as little an apocryphal trait as the statement of the number of those who were miraculously fed, Joh 6:10 , and all the less, since it is not a round number which is named. The heightens the miraculous effect.
, . . .] Regarded by John as incomprehensible , and as effected by Christ; by Strauss, as manifestly legendary , as well as the number of the fishes, which, however, might, notwithstanding, be to the minds of the disciples, in relation to this miraculous experience, important enough, and sufficiently so not to be forgotten. On the allegorical interpretations of the number 153, see note after Joh 21:14 .
Fuente: Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer’s New Testament Commentary
10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.
Ver. 10. Which ye have now caught ] He saith not, Which I have caused you to catch. God is pleased to say, for our encouragement, that we do such and such good works, when it is he that doth all our works, in us and for us. Certum est nos facere quod facimus, sed ille tacit ut faciamus. (Aug.) The bowls of the candlestick had no oil but that which dropped from the olive branches.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Joh 21:10 . But miracle is not gratuitously wrought; indeed, Weiss maintains there is neither miracle nor the appearance of one in this preparation. Accordingly Jesus says, . And in compliance . “Simon Peter went on board and drew the net on shore full of large fishes, 153, and though there were so many the net was not torn.” Mysteries have been found in this number. In Hebrew characters Simon Iona is equivalent to 118 + 35, i.e. , 153. Some of the Fathers understood that 100 meant the Gentiles, 50 the Jews, 3 the Trinity. Jerome cites the authority of naturalists to prove that there were exactly 153 species of fish, and he concludes that the universality of the Gospel take was thus indicated. Calvin, with his usual robust sense, says: “quantum ad piscium numerum spectat, non est sublime aliquid in eo quaerendum mysterium”. Peter never landed a haul of fish without counting them, and John, fisherman as he was, could never forget the number of his largest takes. The number is given, because it was large, and because they were all surprised that the net stood the strain. The only significance our Lord recognises in the fish is that they were food for hungry men.
Fuente: The Expositors Greek Testament by Robertson
the fish. Here the word is opsarion in the plural. But they were great fishes (Joh 21:11). So it must be used in a general sense.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Joh 21:10. , bring) Thus the disciples were able to perceive, that that fish was as real as the rest of the fishes.-, of) The remainder of the plentiful supply, they were allowed to keep.-, ye have caught) It was by the Lords gift that they had caught them: and yet He kindly says, that they had caught them.-, now) Demonstratively, in order that they might attend. In antithesis to, that night they caught nothing, Joh 21:3.
Fuente: Gnomon of the New Testament
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Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now taken.-Jesus asked them to bring of the fish they had caught to cook and eat. This, we take it, was to cook for a meal for the disciples. [The articles of food offered by Jesus must be made completely of the product of their own fishing. This detail would be absolutely incomprehensible unless this whole scene had a symbolic sense. Jesus wishes to tell them that he will occupy himself with their wants, but that their faithful labor must cooperate with his benediction and his aid.]
Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
Lovest Thou Me?
Joh 21:10-19
Christ thrice questioned Peters love, thus giving him the opportunity of canceling his threefold denial. There are two Greek words for love. In His questions our Lord chose the higher, while Peter in his replies humbly chose the lower till in His third question our Lord came down to his level. Christ forecasted the hatred and opposition of the world, and suggested to Peter and the rest that the only way to combat and overcome was in the fervent love that they had for Him. Only this could give them the necessary tenderness and delicacy in leading and feeding the flock.
Fuente: F.B. Meyer’s Through the Bible Commentary
Reciprocal: Mat 15:34 – few Luk 24:41 – Have
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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But the Lord has always taught that man must contribute to his own needs as he is able, hence the disciples were commanded to bring some of the fish they had caught.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
Joh 21:10. Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fishes which ye have now laid hold on. The meal, therefore, consists of materials provided by the combined action of Jesus and His disciples.
Fuente: A Popular Commentary on the New Testament
Observe here, 1. What was Christ’s end in commanding his disciples to bring forth the fish which they had now taken: namely, that the sight of their number and bigness, together with the sight of the net remaining unbroken, might confirm them in the belief of its being a real miracle. Christ had fed their bellies before, his business now is to feed their minds with the contemplation of the greatness and reality of the miracle. All Christ’s miracles were obvious to sense, and would bear the examination of the senses; not like the lying wonders of the church of Rome, which are commonly wrought in the dark to cozen the vulgar, and are mere cheats and impostures.
Observe, 2. That this full draught of fishes, which Peter and the rest of his disciples now had, might probably presage that great and wonderful success which he and they were afterwards to have in fishing for men.
Here we have an hundred fifty and three great fishes caught at one draught: but Act 2:41 we find three thousand souls converted by St. Peter at one sermon.
O the marvellous success of the gospel at the first preaching and planting of it! Three thousand then proselyted by one sermon. Now we have cause to fear that there are three thousand sermons preached, and scarce one soul savingly converted. Lord! who hath believed our report?
Fuente: Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament
Even though there was already one fish (Gr. opsarion, singular) on the fire Jesus instructed the disciples to bring some of the fish (plural) that they had caught. He would not provide for their physical needs by multiplying the food miraculously as He had done in the past. Now He would use the product of their labor to satisfy their need. Nevertheless it was clear that their fish had been the result of His miraculous provision. Perhaps this was all symbolic of how Jesus would carry out His mission through His disciples in the future compared with how He had done it during His pre-cross ministry.