John 21:12

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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  • Acts 10:41 : 41 not by all the people, but by us, the witnesses God had already chosen, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
  • John 4:27 : 27 The Disciples Return Now at that very moment his disciples came back. They were shocked because he was speaking with a woman. However, no one said,“What do you want?” or“Why are you speaking with her?”
  • John 16:19 : 19 Jesus could see that they wanted to ask him about these things, so he said to them,“Are you asking each other about this– that I said,‘In a little while you will not see me; again after a little while, you will see me’?
  • John 21:15 : 15 Peter’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.”
  • Gen 32:29-30 : 29 Then Jacob asked,“Please tell me your name.”“Why do you ask my name?” the man replied. Then he blessed Jacob there. 30 So Jacob named the place Peniel, explaining,“Certainly I have seen God face to face and have survived.”
  • Mark 9:32 : 32 But they did not understand this statement and were afraid to ask him.
  • Luke 9:45 : 45 But they did not understand this statement; its meaning had been concealed from them, so that they could not grasp it. Yet they were afraid to ask him about this statement.

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  • 86%

    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 21:1-11
    11 verses
    81%

    1Jesus’ 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.

    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.

    5So Jesus said to them,“Children, you don’t have any fish, do you?” They replied,“No.”

    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.

  • John 4:31-33
    3 verses
    75%

    31Workers for the Harvest Meanwhile the disciples were urging him,“Rabbi, eat something.”

    32But he said to them,“I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”

    33So the disciples began to say to one another,“No one brought him anything to eat, did they?”

  • 74%

    41And while they still could not believe it(because of their joy) and were amazed, he said to them,“Do you have anything here to eat?”

    42So they gave him a piece of broiled fish,

    43and he took it and ate it in front of them.

  • 30When he had taken his place at the table with them, he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.

  • 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.

  • 71%

    35Then they told what had happened on the road, and how they recognized him when he broke the bread.

    36Jesus Makes a Final Appearance While they were saying these things, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them,“Peace be with you.”

  • 20Peter and the Disciple Jesus Loved Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them.(This was the disciple who had leaned back against Jesus’ chest at the meal and asked,“Lord, who is the one who is going to betray you?”)

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    23One of his disciples, the one Jesus loved, was at the table to the right of Jesus in a place of honor.

    24So Simon Peter gestured to this disciple to ask Jesus who it was he was referring to.

    25Then the disciple whom Jesus loved leaned back against Jesus’ chest and asked him,“Lord, who is it?”

  • 13But he said to them,“You give them something to eat.” They replied,“We have no more than five loaves and two fish– unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

  • 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.

  • 14The Lord’s Supper Now when the hour came, Jesus took his place at the table and the apostles joined him.

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    17Then, when it was evening, he came to the house with the twelve.

    18While they were at the table eating, Jesus said,“I tell you the truth, one of you eating with me will betray me.”

  • 22The Lord’s Supper While they were eating, he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to them, and said,“Take it. This is my body.”

  • John 6:11-12
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    11Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed the bread to those who were seated. He then did the same with the fish, as much as they wanted.

    12When they were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples,“Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted.”

  • 16But he replied,“They don’t need to go. You give them something to eat.”

  • 18“Bring them here to me,” he replied.

  • 9For Peter and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken,

  • 20But he said to them,“It is I. Do not be afraid.”

  • 50for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them:“Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

  • 37When John’s two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.

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

  • 20They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, twelve baskets full.

  • 20He said to them,“It is one of the twelve, one who dips his hand with me into the bowl.

  • 25Jesus’ Discourse About the Bread of Life When they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him,“Rabbi, when did you get here?”

  • 38He said to them,“How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they said,“Five– and two fish.”

  • 43and they picked up the broken pieces and fish that were left over, twelve baskets full.

  • 20When it was evening, he took his place at the table with the twelve.