John Trapp Complete Commentary - John 21:6
6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. Ver. 6. Cast the net on the right side, &c. ] This counsel he gives as a stranger, who haply might see a confluence of fish there, being on the shore, which they in the ship saw not. They obey him therefore, as content to lose one labour more, if it must be so; they knew not what another draught might produce. It is... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - John 21:5
5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No. Ver. 5. Children, have ye any meat? ] This he saith as seeming to be some housekeeper, who passing by fishermen, calls to them, as willing to buy their fish for the use of his family. Galeacius Caracciolus, that noble marquis of Vico (that left all for Christ, preferring the blessing of God before the world’s warm sun), would go into the market at Geneva and cater for his household; grieving for nothing more than... read more