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They answered Him, "No." <a href="/kjv/john/21.htm">King James Bible</a> Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No. <a href="/nkjv/john/21.htm">New King James Version</a> Then Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any food?” They answered Him, “No.” <a href="/nasb_/john/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So Jesus said to them, “Children, you do not have any fish to eat, do you?” They answered Him, “No.” <a href="/nasb/john/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> So Jesus said to them, &#8220Children, you do not have any fish, do you?&#8221 They answered Him, &#8220No.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/john/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Jesus therefore said to them, “Children, you do not have any fish, do you?” They answered Him, “No.” <a href="/lsb/john/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered Him, “No.” <a href="/amp/john/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish [to eat along with your bread]?” They answered, “No.” <a href="/csb/john/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Friends,” Jesus called to them, “you don’t have any fish, do you? ” “No,” they answered. <a href="/hcsb/john/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220Men,&#8221 Jesus called to them, &#8220you don&#8217t have any fish, do you?"&#8221 No,&#8221 they answered. <a href="/asv/john/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> Jesus therefore saith unto them, Children, have ye aught to eat? They answered him, No. <a href="/cev/john/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jesus shouted, "Friends, have you caught anything?" "No!" they answered. <a href="/erv/john/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> Jesus therefore saith unto them, Children, have ye aught to eat? They answered him, No. <a href="/gwt/john/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus asked them, "Friends, haven't you caught any fish?" They answered him, "No, we haven't." <a href="/gnt/john/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then he asked them, "Young men, haven't you caught anything?" "Not a thing," they answered. <a href="/isv/john/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> Jesus asked them, "Children, you don't have any fish, do you?" They answered him, "No." <a href="/msb/john/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So He called out to them, ?Children, do you have any fish?? ?No,? they answered. <a href="/net/john/21.htm">NET Bible</a> So Jesus said to them, "Children, you don't have any fish, do you?" They replied, "No." <a href="/nheb/john/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Jesus therefore said to them, "Children, have you anything to eat?" They answered him, "No." <a href="/wbt/john/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then Jesus saith to them, Children, have ye any victuals? They answered him, No. <a href="/wey/john/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> He called to them. "Children," He said, "have you any food there?" "No," they answered. <a href="/web/john/21.htm">World English Bible</a> Jesus therefore said to them, “Children, have you anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Jesus, therefore, says to them, “Boys, do you have any meat?” <a href="/blb/john/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Therefore Jesus says to them, "Children do you have any food?" They answered Him, "No." <a href="/ylt/john/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Jesus, therefore, saith to them, 'Lads, have ye any meat?' <a href="/slt/john/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Then says Jesus to them, Children, have ye nothing cooked to eat? They answered him, No.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Jesus therefore said to them: Children, have you any meat? They answered him: No. <a href="/cpdv/john/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any food?” They answered him, “No.” <a href="/nabre/john/21.htm">New American Bible</a> Jesus said to them, “Children, have you caught anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.” <a href="/nrsvce/john/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Jesus said to them, “Children, you have no fish, have you?” They answered him, “No.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So Jesus said to them, Boys, have you got anything to eat? They said to him, No. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/21.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And Yeshua said to them, “Lads, do you have anything to eat?” They said to him, “No.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/21.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Then Jesus said to them: Children, have you any food? They answered him: No. <a href="/godbey/john/21.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Then Jesus says to them; <FR>Little children, whether have you any meat?<Fr> They respond to Him, No. <a href="/haweis/john/21.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then saith Jesus unto them, My youths, have ye any thing eatable? They answered him, No. <a href="/mace/john/21.htm">Mace New Testament</a> then said Jesus, my lads, have ye any fish? <a href="/wey/john/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> He called to them. "Children," He said, "have you any food there?" "No," they answered. <a href="/worrell/john/21.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Jesus, therefore, saith to them, <FR>"Little children, have ye anything to eat?"<Fr> They answered Him, "No." <a href="/worsley/john/21.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Then Jesus saith unto them, <FR>Young men, have ye any thing to eat?<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/21-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=7358" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/21.htm">Jesus Appears by the Sea of Tiberias</a> …4Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not recognize that it was Jesus. 5<a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">So</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">He</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">called out</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">to them,</a> <a href="/greek/3813.htm" title="3813: Paidia (N-VNP) -- Neuter diminutive of pais; a childling, i.e., an infant, or a half-grown boy or girl; figuratively, an immature Christian.">“Children,</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echete (V-PIA-2P) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">do you have</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: ti (IPro-ANS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">any</a> <a href="/greek/4371.htm" title="4371: prosphagion (N-ANS) -- Neuter of a presumed derivative of a compound of pros and phago; something eaten in addition to bread, i.e. A relish.">fish?” </a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: Ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">“No,”</a> <a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: Apekrithēsan (V-AIP-3P) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">they answered.</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> 6He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/luke/5-4.htm">Luke 5:4-6</a> When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” / “Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.” / When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear. <a href="/matthew/4-19.htm">Matthew 4:19</a> “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” <a href="/mark/1-17.htm">Mark 1:17</a> “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” <a href="/john/6-5.htm">John 6:5-9</a> When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?” / But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do. / Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.” ... <a href="/john/15-5.htm">John 15:5</a> I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. <a href="/luke/24-41.htm">Luke 24:41-43</a> While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” / So they gave Him a piece of broiled fish, / and He took it and ate it in front of them. <a href="/matthew/14-15.htm">Matthew 14:15-21</a> When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.” / “They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.” / “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. ... <a href="/mark/6-37.htm">Mark 6:37-44</a> But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?” / “Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.” / Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass. ... <a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a> Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst. <a href="/john/4-31.htm">John 4:31-34</a> Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.” / But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.” / So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?” ... <a href="/luke/9-13.htm">Luke 9:13-17</a> But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.” / (There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” / They did so, and everyone was seated. ... <a href="/matthew/17-27.htm">Matthew 17:27</a> “But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.” <a href="/1_kings/17-12.htm">1 Kings 17:12-16</a> But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.” / “Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son, / for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the face of the earth.’” ... <a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">2 Kings 4:42-44</a> Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. / But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’” / So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD. <a href="/genesis/22-7.htm">Genesis 22:7-8</a> Then Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” “Here I am, my son,” he replied. “The fire and the wood are here,” said Isaac, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” / Abraham answered, “God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two walked on together.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then Jesus said to them, Children, have you any meat? They answered him, No.Children.<a href="/1_john/2-13.htm">1 John 2:13,18</a> I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father… have.<a href="/psalms/37-3.htm">Psalm 37:3</a> Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.<a href="/luke/24-41.htm">Luke 24:41-43</a> And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? … <a href="/philippians/4-11.htm">Philippians 4:11-13,19</a> Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/4-33.htm">Aught</a> <a href="/john/13-33.htm">Children</a> <a href="/john/18-28.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/john/6-11.htm">Fish</a> <a href="/john/10-9.htm">Food</a> <a href="/john/20-10.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/john/21-4.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/15-26.htm">Lads</a> <a href="/john/13-28.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/john/4-8.htm">Victuals</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/4-32.htm">Aught</a> <a href="/acts/2-39.htm">Children</a> <a href="/john/21-12.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/john/21-6.htm">Fish</a> <a href="/john/21-12.htm">Food</a> <a href="/acts/4-23.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/john/21-7.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/genesis/48-16.htm">Lads</a> <a href="/acts/2-46.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/8-8.htm">Victuals</a><div class="vheading2">John 21</div>1. <a href="/john/21-1.htm">Jesus appearing again to his disciples is known of them by the great catch of fish.</a> 12. <a href="/john/21-12.htm">He dines with them;</a> 15. <a href="/john/21-15.htm">earnestly commands Peter to feed his lambs and sheep;</a> 18. <a href="/john/21-18.htm">foretells him of his death;</a> 22. <a href="/john/21-22.htm">rebukes his curiosity.</a> 24. <a href="/john/21-24.htm">The conclusion.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So He called out to them This phrase indicates Jesus initiating contact with His disciples. After His resurrection, Jesus appeared to His disciples multiple times, often unexpectedly. This setting is by the Sea of Galilee, a familiar place for the disciples, many of whom were fishermen. Jesus calling out to them from the shore mirrors His earlier interactions with them, such as when He first called them to be "fishers of men" (<a href="/matthew/4-19.htm">Matthew 4:19</a>). This calling out signifies His continued guidance and leadership.“Children, do you have any fish?” The term "children" is a term of endearment and authority, reflecting Jesus' relationship with His disciples. It suggests care and a familial bond, emphasizing His role as a teacher and shepherd. The question about having fish is practical, yet it also sets the stage for a miraculous event, reminiscent of previous miracles like the feeding of the 5,000 (<a href="/john/6.htm">John 6:1-14</a>). This question also highlights the disciples' return to their old profession, possibly indicating a lack of direction without Jesus' physical presence.“No,” they answered. The disciples' response of "No" underscores their inability to succeed without Jesus' guidance, despite their expertise as fishermen. This moment of failure is crucial, as it prepares them for the miracle that follows, demonstrating their dependence on Jesus. It also reflects the broader theme of human insufficiency and the need for divine intervention, a recurring theme throughout the Gospels. This acknowledgment of lack sets the stage for Jesus to reveal His power and provision once again.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The resurrected Christ who appears to His disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. He is the central figure, providing guidance and revealing His divine nature. 2. <a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a> Specifically, Peter, Thomas, Nathanael, the sons of Zebedee (James and John), and two other disciples are present. They are fishing when Jesus appears to them. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sea_of_tiberias.htm">Sea of Tiberias</a> Also known as the Sea of Galilee, this is the location where the disciples are fishing and where Jesus appears to them. 4. <a href="/topical/f/fishing_event.htm">Fishing Event</a> The disciples are fishing without success until Jesus instructs them, leading to a miraculous catch.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_christ's_commands.htm">Obedience to Christ's Commands</a> The disciples' success came when they followed Jesus' instructions. This teaches the importance of obedience to Christ in our daily lives. <a href="/topical/r/recognition_of_jesus'_presence.htm">Recognition of Jesus' Presence</a> Initially, the disciples did not recognize Jesus. We must be attentive to His presence and guidance in our lives, even when it is not immediately apparent. <a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_divine_provision.htm">Dependence on Divine Provision</a> The disciples' inability to catch fish on their own highlights our need to rely on God's provision rather than our own efforts. <a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_encounter.htm">Transformation through Encounter</a> The encounter with Jesus transforms a fruitless night into a miraculous morning. Our encounters with Christ can transform our lives and circumstances. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_fellowship.htm">Community and Fellowship</a> The disciples were together when they encountered Jesus. This underscores the importance of community and fellowship in the Christian journey.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 21</a> <a href="/q/how_did_jesus_feed_5,000_with_little.htm">How did Jesus feed 5,000 people with limited food?</a> <a href="/q/what_was_jesus'_personality_like.htm">What were Jesus' characteristics and personality like?</a> <a href="/q/is_john_the_baptist_elijah.htm">Was John the Baptist Elijah? (Matthew 11:14 vs. John 1:21)</a> <a href="/q/what_did_jesus_pray_for.htm">What did Jesus pray for during His ministry?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) Children, have ye any meat?--The word rendered "Children" (or, as the margin has it, Sirs), is used in addressing others only by St. John among the New Testament writers (<a href="/1_john/2-13.htm" title="I write to you, fathers, because you have known him that is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, little children, because you have known the Father.">1John 2:13</a>; <a href="/1_john/2-18.htm" title="Little children, it is the last time: and as you have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.">1John 2:18</a>). It is not the word used in <a href="/john/13-33.htm" title="Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You shall seek me: and as I said to the Jews, Where I go, you cannot come; so now I say to you.">John 13:33</a>, where we have an expression denoting His affectionate tenderness for the disciples, which would not have been appropriate here, for He does not at once reveal His identity to them. It is a word which, indeed, may express His love for them (comp. <a href="/john/4-49.htm" title="The nobleman said to him, Sir, come down ere my child die.">John 4:49</a>), but which appears also to have been used as an address to workmen or inferiors, not unlike our own words "boys" or "lads." They seem to take it in this sense, as though some traveller passing by asked the question because he wished to purchase some of their fish.The word rendered "meat" occurs here only in the New Testament. It means anything eaten with bread, and was used as equivalent to the fish which was the ordinary relish. (Comp. Note on <a href="/john/6-9.htm" title="There is a lad here, which has five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?">John 6:9</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 5, 6. - Jesus therefore saith unto them. They failed to recognize his first appearance, so he permits them to hear the voice which had often poured such music into their ears. Children; not τεκνία, the phrase used in <a href="/john/13-33.htm">John 13:33</a>, but παιδία, "young people," "lads" - a term of less intimate familiarity, though the apostle himself used it in <a href="/1_john/2-13.htm">1 John 2:13, 18</a> (in vers. 1 and 12 τρεκνία is used, apparently in interchange with it). The μή τι suggests a negative answer. Προσφάγιον is that which is eaten with bread, and is commonly ὄψον or ὀψάριον, something roasted for the purpose of eating with bread. Since fish was very frequently used for the purpose, the word was often used for "fish" itself (LXX., <a href="/numbers/11-22.htm">Numbers 11:22</a>; <a href="/john/6.htm">John 6</a>.9, 11. Other equivalent words are found in Attic Greek, προσφάγημα, προσόψημα). Children (lads, young men yonder), you have nothing, I suppose, to eat? They answered him, No. In all this scene the risen Lord showed himself interested and co-operating with them in their daily toil, as engaged in the same work with them. Their listless manner showed that they had toiled in vain, and, perhaps with tone or gesture of unwillingness to confess their failure, they replied in the negative. Then he said to them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship; the side opposite to that on which they were dragging it along. Moreover, the "right hand," the "right eye," the "right ear," the "right side," are proverbially the more useful, fruitful, or honorable. The imagery is preserved throughout Scripture. And ye shall find. Therefore they cast it. And in order to do this they would probably have had to haul a considerable portion of it into the boat for the necessary transference from left to right. They at once obeyed the summons, remembering what they had previously found to have been their experience (<a href="/luke/5.htm">Luke 5</a>.), and no longer were they able, or had they strength, to draw it into the boat. Ἐλκύσαι, is here quite a different process from the σύροντες of ver. 8, which describes the hauling, tugging, of the net to shore. The difficulty arose from (or, because of) the multitude of the fishes. The miracle here is a simple indication of the higher knowledge which the Lord possessed. This huge shoal may, humanly speaking, have been perceived in its approach; so that the event is more impressive in its analogical force than in its supernatural machinery. It suggests the surprising results that would accompany their labor when they should under the Lord's own injunction and inspiration, become veritable fishers of men. The parabolic teaching of this miracle is unusually obvious. <a href="/commentaries/john/21-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>So οὖν (oun) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. [He] Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. called out λέγει (legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. to them, αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. “Children, Παιδία (Paidia) Noun - Vocative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3813.htm">Strong's 3813: </a> Neuter diminutive of pais; a childling, i.e., an infant, or a half-grown boy or girl; figuratively, an immature Christian. do you have ἔχετε (echete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. any τι (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. fish?” προσφάγιον (prosphagion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4371.htm">Strong's 4371: </a> Neuter of a presumed derivative of a compound of pros and phago; something eaten in addition to bread, i.e. A relish. “No,” Οὔ (Ou) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. they answered. Ἀπεκρίθησαν (Apekrithēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/21-5.htm">John 21:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/john/21-5.htm">John 21:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/john/21-5.htm">John 21:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/john/21-5.htm">John 21:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/john/21-5.htm">John 21:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/21-5.htm">John 21:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/21-5.htm">John 21:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/21-5.htm">John 21:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/john/21-5.htm">John 21:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/john/21-5.htm">John 21:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/john/21-5.htm">NT Gospels: John 21:5 Jesus therefore said to them Children have (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/21-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 21:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 21:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/21-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 21:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 21:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>