John 21:1

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Jesus’ Appearance to the Disciples in Galilee After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. Now this is how he did so.

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  • John 6:1 : 1 The Feeding of the Five Thousand After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee(also called the Sea of Tiberias).
  • John 6:23 : 23 Other boats from Tiberias came to shore near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
  • John 20:19-29 : 19 Jesus’ Appearance to the Disciples On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the disciples had gathered together and locked the doors of the place because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Jesus came and stood among them and said to them,“Peace be with you.” 20 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21 So Jesus said to them again,“Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, I also send you.” 22 And after he said this, he breathed on them and said,“Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven; if you retain anyone’s sins, they are retained.” 24 The Response of Thomas Now Thomas(called Didymus), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples told him,“We have seen the Lord!” But he replied,“Unless I see the wounds from the nails in his hands, and put my finger into the wounds from the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe it!” 26 Eight days later the disciples were again together in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said,“Peace be with you!” 27 Then he said to Thomas,“Put your finger here, and examine my hands. Extend your hand and put it into my side. Do not continue in your unbelief, but believe.” 28 Thomas replied to him,“My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him,“Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are the people who have not seen and yet have believed.”
  • John 21:14 : 14 This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
  • Matt 26:32 : 32 But after I am raised, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
  • Matt 28:7 : 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples,‘He has been raised from the dead. He is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.’ Listen, I have told you!”
  • Matt 28:16 : 16 The Great Commission So the eleven disciples went to Galilee to the mountain Jesus had designated.
  • Mark 16:7 : 7 But go, tell his disciples, even Peter, that he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you.”
  • Mark 16:12 : 12 After this he appeared in a different form to two of them while they were on their way to the country.

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  • John 21:6-15
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    6He told them,“Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they threw the net, and were not able to pull it in because of the large number of fish.

    7Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter,“It is the Lord!” So Simon Peter, when he heard that it was the Lord, tucked in his outer garment(for he had nothing on underneath it), and plunged into the sea.

    8Meanwhile the other disciples came with the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.

    9When they got out on the beach, they saw a charcoal fire ready with a fish placed on it, and bread.

    10Jesus said,“Bring some of the fish you have just now caught.”

    11So Simon Peter went aboard and pulled the net to shore. It was full of large fish, one hundred fifty-three, but although there were so many, the net was not torn.

    12“Come, have breakfast,” Jesus said. But none of the disciples dared to ask him,“Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord.

    13Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.

    14This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

    15Peter’s Restoration Then when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter,“Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these do?” He replied,“Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” Jesus told him,“Feed my lambs.”

  • John 21:2-4
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    2Simon Peter, Thomas(called Didymus), Nathanael(who was from Cana in Galilee), the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples of his were together.

    3Simon Peter told them,“I am going fishing.”“We will go with you,” they replied. They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

    4When it was already very early morning, Jesus stood on the beach, but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

  • John 6:1
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    1The Feeding of the Five Thousand After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee(also called the Sea of Tiberias).

  • John 3:22
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    22Further Testimony About Jesus by John the Baptist After this, Jesus and his disciples came into Judean territory, and there he spent time with them and was baptizing.

  • John 20:18-20
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    18Mary Magdalene came and informed the disciples,“I have seen the Lord!” And she told them what Jesus had said to her.

    19Jesus’ Appearance to the Disciples On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the disciples had gathered together and locked the doors of the place because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Jesus came and stood among them and said to them,“Peace be with you.”

    20When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

  • Luke 24:40
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    40When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.

  • John 6:22-23
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    22The next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the lake realized that only one small boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.

    23Other boats from Tiberias came to shore near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

  • John 2:11-12
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    11Jesus did this as the first of his miraculous signs, in Cana of Galilee. In this way he revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.

    12Cleansing the Temple After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there a few days.

  • Acts 1:3
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    3To the same apostles also, after his suffering, he presented himself alive with many convincing proofs. He was seen by them over a forty-day period and spoke about matters concerning the kingdom of God.

  • Mark 16:12
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    12After this he appeared in a different form to two of them while they were on their way to the country.

  • John 20:26
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    26Eight days later the disciples were again together in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said,“Peace be with you!”

  • John 20:30
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    30Now Jesus performed many other miraculous signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not recorded in this book.

  • John 4:54
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    54Jesus did this as his second miraculous sign when he returned from Judea to Galilee.

  • 1 Cor 15:7
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    7Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

  • Mark 2:13
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    13The Call of Levi; Eating with Sinners Jesus went out again by the sea. The whole crowd came to him, and he taught them.

  • Mark 1:16
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    16As he went along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting a net into the sea(for they were fishermen).

  • Mark 5:21
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    21Restoration and Healing When Jesus had crossed again in a boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he was by the sea.

  • Mark 1:19
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    19Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their boat mending nets.

  • John 1:39
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    39Jesus answered,“Come and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. Now it was about four o’clock in the afternoon.

  • John 1:35
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    35Again the next day John was standing there with two of his disciples.

  • Matt 4:18
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    18The Call of the Disciples As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon(called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea(for they were fishermen).

  • Mark 3:7
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    7Crowds by the Sea Then Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him. And from Judea,

  • Mark 16:14
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    14Then he appeared to the eleven themselves, while they were eating, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him resurrected.

  • John 6:16
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    16Walking on Water Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the lake,

  • 1 Cor 15:5
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    5and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.

  • Matt 4:21
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    21Going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Then he called them.

  • Acts 13:31
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    31and for many days he appeared to those who had accompanied him from Galilee to Jerusalem. These are now his witnesses to the people.

  • Luke 5:2
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    2He saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.

  • Luke 7:18
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    18Jesus and John the Baptist John’s disciples informed him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples

  • John 4:43
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    43Onward to Galilee After the two days he departed from there to Galilee.

  • John 10:40
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    40Jesus went back across the Jordan River again to the place where John had been baptizing at an earlier time, and he stayed there.

  • Mark 4:1
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    1The Parable of the Sower Again he began to teach by the lake. Such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the lake and sat there while the whole crowd was on the shore by the lake.

  • Matt 14:25
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    25As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea.

  • John 4:45
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    45So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him because they had seen all the things he had done in Jerusalem at the feast(for they themselves had gone to the feast).

  • John 20:24
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    24The Response of Thomas Now Thomas(called Didymus), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.