John 21:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Simon Peter, Thomas(called Didymus), Nathanael(who was from Cana in Galilee), the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples of his were together.

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  • John 1:45-2:1 : 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him,“We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law, and the prophets also wrote about– Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” 46 Nathanael replied,“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip replied,“Come and see.” 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and exclaimed,“Look, a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit!” 48 Nathanael asked him,“How do you know me?” Jesus replied,“Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” 49 Nathanael answered him,“Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel!” 50 Jesus said to him,“Because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” 51 He continued,“I tell all of you the solemn truth– you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” 1 Turning Water into Wine Now on the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
  • John 4:46 : 46 Healing the Royal Official’s Son Now he came again to Cana in Galilee where he had made the water wine. In Capernaum there was a certain royal official whose son was sick.
  • John 11:16 : 16 So Thomas(called Didymus) said to his fellow disciples,“Let us go too, so that we may die with him.”
  • John 20:28 : 28 Thomas replied to him,“My Lord and my God!”
  • John 2:11 : 11 Jesus 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.
  • Josh 19:28 : 28 and on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
  • Matt 4:21-22 : 21 Going 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. 22 They immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.
  • Luke 5:10 : 10 and so were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s business partners. Then Jesus said to Simon,“Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people!”

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  • Mark 3:18-19
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    18and Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,

    19and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

  • John 21:1
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    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.

  • Acts 1:13
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    13When they had entered Jerusalem, they went to the upstairs room where they were staying. Peter and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James were there.

  • John 21:3-4
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    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.

  • Matt 10:2-4
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    2Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon(called Peter), and Andrew his brother; James son of Zebedee and John his brother;

    3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

    4Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

  • 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.

  • John 21:6-8
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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.

  • John 20:24-26
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    24The Response of Thomas Now Thomas(called Didymus), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

    25The 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!”

    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!”

  • Luke 6:14-15
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    14Simon(whom he named Peter), and his brother Andrew; and James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,

    15Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot,

  • 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 6:22
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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.

  • 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).

  • John 21:10-14
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    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.

  • John 11:16
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    16So Thomas(called Didymus) said to his fellow disciples,“Let us go too, so that we may die with him.”

  • 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).

  • John 12:22
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    22Philip went and told Andrew, and they both went and told Jesus.

  • John 2:12
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    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.

  • John 1:39-40
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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.

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  • John 2:2
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    2and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding.

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

  • John 18:15
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    15Peter’s First Denial Simon Peter and another disciple followed them as they brought Jesus to Annas.(Now the other disciple was acquainted with the high priest, and he went with Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard.)

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

  • 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.

  • John 20:3
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    3Then Peter and the other disciple set out to go to the tomb.

  • John 6:8
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    8One of Jesus’ disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him,

  • John 1:43
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    43The Calling of More Disciples On the next day Jesus wanted to set out for Galilee. He found Philip and said to him,“Follow me.”

  • Matt 28:16
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    16The Great Commission So the eleven disciples went to Galilee to the mountain Jesus had designated.

  • John 1:37
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    37When John’s two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.

  • Luke 5:9
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    9For Peter and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken,

  • John 21:20
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    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?”)

  • Mark 1:36
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    36Simon and his companions searched for him.

  • John 13:22
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    22The disciples began to look at one another, worried and perplexed to know which of them he was talking about.

  • 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 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.

  • Acts 1:21
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    21Thus one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time the Lord Jesus associated with us,

  • John 4:2
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    2(although Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples were),