João 21

João 21

Meyer - John 21:7 That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. This miracle was also a parable. When we go fishing apart from Jesus, we may indeed toil all the night and take nothing. But when through the darkness Jesus comes, and speaks to us across the wave, and tells us where to let down the nets; when we are in blessed partnership with Himself; when, though we see Him not, we obey his slightest promptings — then the nets are filled to their uttermost. Those who are loved, love. — It was the consciousness that Jesus loved him which made John the Apostle of Love. Love casts such a wondrous spell over its objects, that they begin to shine in its rays and reflect them. Nothing will make a coal glow with Beat but to plunge it into the heart of the fire. Do you want to love the Lord Jesus? — dwell on his love to you. Those who love Christ see Him. — Not Peter, the man of eager action, but John, the man of devoted love, saw the Master amid the haze that lay on the lake shore. Love will penetrate every disguise; will detect Him by the slightest sign; will strip from our eyes the film that sense and sin draw over them. If you loved Him more, you would see his hand in that disappointment, that crushing sorrow. Those who seek Christ cannot keep it to themselves. — They must tell it out to their next companion, with beating heart and thrilling speech. John said unto Peter, It is the Lord. How often has the affirmation of a pensive, quiet heart been the torch to ignite all the soul of another, who was more fitted to execute than plan. Is not this what we may all experience as we draw near to eternity? Shall we not see Jesus standing on the shore, with preparations beyond all thought, to welcome us as we arrive from the night cruise? John 21:8 But the other disciples came in the little boat, for they were not far from the land, but about one hundred yards away, dragging the net full of fish. OTHER DISCIPLES DRAG NET OF FISH TO SHORE But the other disciples (mathetes) came in the little boat (ploiarion), for they were not far from the land, but about one hundred yards away, dragging (suro) the net (diktuon) full of fish (ichthus) - It is interesting that they brought the net full of fish (ichthus) NET NOTE - “about a hundred meters”; Greek “about two hundred cubits.” According to BDAG 812 s.v., a πῆχυς (pēchus) was about 18 inches or .462 meters, so two hundred πηχῶν (pēchōn) would be about 100 yards (92.4 meters). Little boat (4142)(ploiarion from ploion - ship or from pleo = to sail) refers to a relatively small boat of any kind, a skiff or a small vessell. A diminutive of ploion. Moulton-Milligan states that by the Second Century A.D. this diminutive form was hardly distinguished from ploion and was used interchangeably with it. PLOIARION - 5V - boat(1), boats(1), little boat(1), small boat(1), small boats(2). Mk. 3:9; Mk. 4:36; Jn. 6:22; Jn. 6:23; Jn. 21:8 No uses in the Septuagint. Fish (2486)(ichthus) fish, generally referring to creatures with fins and scales, inhabiting the water of rivers, lakes, or seas. Note that all 20 uses refer to literal fish. An animal that lives in the sea. Fish are mentioned in the miraculous feeding stories (Matt 14:17; Matt 15:36; Mark 6:38; Luke 9:13) and in the stories of miraculous catches by fishermen (Luke 5:6; John 21:6). Gilbrant - Although this word has symbolic meaning within Christendom, the literal usage is “fish.” Its meaning throughout classical Greek, the papyri, and the Septuagint is consistent with its reference in the New Testament to “fish” or the “flesh of fish” as a source of food. Believers in the First Century used icthus acronymically as a symbol for Christianity because the first letters of the Greek words for Iēsous Christos Theou Huiōs Sōtēr, “Jesus Christ God’s Son Saviour,” spell ichthus. (Complete Biblical Library) NIDNTT - The NT use of ichthys reflects much of the OT background. The whole Galilee narrative of the Gospels implies commerce in fish, but neither here nor throughout the OT is there any stress on different species of fish, nor are any particular varieties named, even though Galilee abounded in many sorts....The word does not necessarily mean “small” fish, as Jn. 21:9 ff. indicates. 1 Cor. 15:39 offers the sole NT observation on zoology, but its interest is clearly theological, the subservience of all creation to the Creator’s will and design and it is this truth which receives vivid illustration in the nature miracles of Jesus, the two feedings of the multitudes (Matt. 14:17; 15:36, with parallels), the tribute money (Matt. 17:27) and the miraculous catches of fish (Lk. 5:6; Jn. 21:6). The single thread of truth linking these narratives is that by the mere exercise of his will Jesus subdues creation to his plan throughout in works of mercy for the well-being of people, and thus is manifested as the incarnate Creator. ICHTHUS - 20X/18V - fish(20). Matt. 7:10; Matt. 14:17; Matt. 14:19; Matt. 15:36; Matt. 17:27; Mk. 6:38; Mk. 6:41; Mk. 6:43; Lk. 5:6; Lk. 5:9; Lk. 9:13; Lk. 9:16; Lk. 11:11; Lk. 24:42; Jn. 21:6; Jn. 21:8; Jn. 21:11; 1 Co. 15:39 ICHTHUS IN SEPTUAGINT - Gen. 1:26; Gen. 1:28; Gen. 9:2; Exod. 7:18; Exod. 7:21; Num. 11:5; Deut. 4:18; 1 Ki. 4:33; Neh. 13:16; Job 12:8; Ps. 8:8; Ps. 105:29; Eccl. 9:12; Isa. 50:2; Ezek. 29:4; Ezek. 29:5; Ezek. 38:20; Ezek. 47:9; Ezek. 47:10; Dan. 2:38; Hos. 4:3; Hab. 1:14; Zeph. 1:3 In the Septuagint, ichthus describes all created life living in the water (e.g. 1 Ki. 4:29 (33); Job 12:8), whether fresh (Exod. 7:18; Ezek. 29:4) or salt (Hos. 4:3) water. John 21:9 So when they got out on the land, they *saw a charcoal fire already laid and fish placed on it, and bread. they saw: 1Ki 19:5,6 Mt 4:11 Mk 8:3 Lu 12:29-31 PREPARATIONS MADE FOR BREAKFAST So (oun) is a term of conclusion. When they got out on the land, they *saw a charcoal fire already laid and fish placed on it, and bread - The text does not say if Peter beat the boat to land but just that all 7 disciples were there.