Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 21:6
And ye shall find - The Ethiopic, three copies of the Itala, and St. Cyril, add, They said therefore unto him, we have labored all the night and caught nothing, nevertheless at thy command we will let down the net. This is borrowed from Luke 5:5 . For the multitude of fishes - This was intended as an emblem of the immense number of souls which should be converted to God by their ministry; according to the promise of Christ, Matthew 4:19 . read more
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 21:5
Children - Παιδια , a term of familiarity and affectionate kindness: it is the vocative case plural of παιδιον , which is the diminutive of παις , and literally signifies little children, or beloved children. How the margin has made sirs out of it I cannot conceive. Any meat - Προσφαγιον from προς , besides, and φαγω , 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... read more