John 21:4
When it was already very early morning, Jesus stood on the beach, but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.
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- John 20:14 : 14 When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus.
- Luke 24:15-16 : 15 While they were talking and debating these things, Jesus himself approached and began to accompany them 16 (but their eyes were kept from recognizing him).
- Luke 24:31 : 31 At this point their eyes were opened and they recognized him. Then he vanished out of their sight.
- 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 21:1-33 verses82%
1 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.
2 Simon Peter, Thomas(called Didymus), Nathanael(who was from Cana in Galilee), the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples of his were together.
3 Simon 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.
- John 21:5-1511 verses81%
5 So Jesus said to them,“Children, you don’t have any fish, do you?” They replied,“No.”
6 He 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.
7 Then 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.
8 Meanwhile 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.
9 When they got out on the beach, they saw a charcoal fire ready with a fish placed on it, and bread.
10 Jesus said,“Bring some of the fish you have just now caught.”
11 So 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.
13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.
14 This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
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.”
- John 6:19-224 verses77%
19 Then, when they had rowed about three or four miles, they caught sight of Jesus walking on the lake, approaching the boat, and they were frightened.
20 But he said to them,“It is I. Do not be afraid.”
21 Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat came to the land where they had been heading.
22 The 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 14:24-263 verses76%
24 Meanwhile the boat, already far from land, was taking a beating from the waves because the wind was against it.
25 As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea.
26 When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified and said,“It’s a ghost!” and cried out with fear.
- John 6:16-172 verses76%
16 Walking on Water Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the lake,
17 got into a boat, and started to cross the lake to Capernaum.(It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.)
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14 When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus.
- Mark 6:47-504 verses75%
47 When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea and he was alone on the land.
48 He saw them straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. As the night was ending, he came to them walking on the sea, for he wanted to pass by them.
49 When they saw him walking on the water they thought he was a ghost. They cried out,
50 for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them:“Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
- Mark 6:53-542 verses74%
53 Healing the Sick After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and anchored there.
54 As they got out of the boat, people immediately recognized Jesus.
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39 Paul is Shipwrecked When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
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9 (For they did not yet understand the scripture that Jesus must rise from the dead.)
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4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon,“Put out into the deep water and lower your nets for a catch.”
5 Simon answered,“Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word I will lower the nets.”
6 When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets started to tear.
7 So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they were about to sink.
- Matt 4:18-192 verses73%
18 The 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).
19 He said to them,“Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people!”
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2 He saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.
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9 For Peter and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken,
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24 So when the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.
- Mark 1:16-172 verses71%
16 As 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).
17 Jesus said to them,“Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people!”
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19 Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their boat mending nets.
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35 Stilling of a Storm On that day, when evening came, Jesus said to his disciples,“Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.”
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22 Stilling of a Storm One day Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them,“Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.” So they set out,
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5 The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees When the disciples went to the other side, they forgot to take bread.
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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.”
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24 The Response of Thomas Now Thomas(called Didymus), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.
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16 (but their eyes were kept from recognizing him).