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Verse 12

Jesus saith unto them, Come and break your fast. And none of the disciples durst inquire of him, Who art thou? knowing it was the Lord.

The catch having been secured, Jesus invited them to breakfast. The impact of that meal must have been dramatic and profound. It recalled so much that had happened. It was suggestive of that miracle recorded by Luke; that charcoal fire must have reminded Peter of that charcoal fire where he warmed himself the night he denied Jesus; their all eating from one fish and a bread-cake could not have failed to remind them of the 5,000 who ate of five small barley loaves and two little fishes out of a lad's basket. Yes, it was a moment of rich meaning for the disciples, and they discreetly observed a befitting silence in his holy presence.

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