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James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 21:6

And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right aide of the boat, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.One can never cease to be amazed at the type of mind which cannot find anything out of the ordinary in this episode. Hunter said, "There is no need to find anything miraculous or symbolic here. The Lake of Galilee swarmed then, as it still does, with fish. Jesus had evidently noticed a large shoal!"[7] If, as Hunter says,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 21:6

John 21:6. Cast the net on the right side of the ship,— The disciples, not knowing Jesus, but imagining that he might be a person acquainted with the places proper for fishing, did as he directed, and caught a multitude of fishes. This was not merely a demonstration of the power of our Lord, but a kind of providential supply for his disciples and their families, which might be of service to them when they waited afterwards in Jerusalem, according to his order. See Luke 24:49. And it was... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 21:5

5. Children—This term would not necessarily identify Him, being not unusual from any superior; but when they did recognize Him, they would feel it sweetly like Himself. have ye any meat?—provisions, supplies, meaning fish. They answered . . . No—This was in His wonted style, making them tell their case, and so the better prepare them for what was coming. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 21:6

6. he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship—no doubt, by this very specific direction, intending to reveal to them His knowledge of the deep and power over it. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 21:1-14

A. Jesus’ appearance to seven disciples in Galilee 21:1-14 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 21:5

Jesus addressed the disciples with an affectionate masculine greeting (Gr. paidia). The translation "boys" captures the spirit of His word. The form of Jesus’ question in the Greek text assumed a negative answer; He expected that they had caught nothing. One can sense the discouragement and mild embarrassment in the disciples’ "no." Jesus was in the process of teaching these men their personal inadequacy even in the type of work they knew best and had most experience with. It was important that... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 21:6

Their nets had been hanging over the left-hand side of their fishing boat. The unknown authority on the shore now promised that if they would cast their net on the right-hand side they would catch some fish. Such a suggestion must have seemed ludicrous to these seasoned fishermen. The idea that such an insignificant change would accomplish anything was laughable. Yet amazingly the disciples followed Jesus’ orders.Why did they do so? Perhaps they remembered another night of unsuccessful fishing... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - John 21:5

21:5 Children, (d-6) Paidion , the diminutive. as 1 John 2:13 ,1 John 2:18 , 'little children.' read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 21:1-25

Supplementary1-25. Appendix. The Gospel is brought to a definite close, its contents are reviewed, and its purpose stated in John 20:30, John 20:31. The present chapter is therefore probably an appendix added at a later time, but (since all MSS and versions contain it) before the Gospel had been extensively copied, or had passed into general circulation. There is good reason for supposing that it is by the same author as the Gospel. For (1) the style is identical. For example, there is a... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 21:5

(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 (1 John 2:13; 1 John 2:18). It is not the word used in John 13:33, 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. John 4:49),... read more

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