King James Version
What Does John 21:13 Mean?
“Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.”
Context
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Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
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Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
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Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.
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This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.
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So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(13) **Jesus then cometh**—*i.e.,* from the place where they had seen Him to the “fire of coals.”
**And taketh bread, and giveth them.**—Better, . . . *the bread*—*i.e.,* the bread of John 21:9. Again (comp. John 20:22) we are reminded of the words used at the Last Supper. (Comp. Note on Luke 24:30.)
**And fish likewise.**—Better, *and the fish likewise*—*i.e.,* the fishes of John 21:9-10.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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