John 21:8 - Forerunner Commentary

John 21:8

6 And He said to them, ^a“Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.

7 Therefore ^athat disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea.

8 But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits), dragging the net with fish.

9 Then, as soon as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread.

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

11 Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken.

12 Jesus said to them, ^a“Come and eat breakfast.” Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?”—knowing that it was the Lord.

13 Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish.

14 This is now ^athe third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead.

Verse Comparison: John 21:8

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American Standard Version
But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits off), dragging the net `full' of fishes.

Amplified® Bible
And the other disciples came in the small boat, for they were not far from shore, only some hundred yards away, dragging the net full of fish.

Contemporary English Version
The boat was only about a hundred yards from shore. So the other disciples stayed in the boat and dragged in the net full of fish.

Darby English Version
and the other disciples came in the small boat, for they were not far from the land, but somewhere about two hundred cubits, dragging the net of fishes.

Good News Bible
The other disciples came to shore in the boat, pulling the net full of fish. They were not very far from land, about a hundred yards away.

International Standard Version
But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish. They were only about a hundred yards away from the shore.

King James Version
And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.

New American Standard Bible
But the other disciples came in the little boat, for they were not far from the land, but about one hundred yards away, dragging the net {full} of fish.

New International Version
The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards.

New King James Version
But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits), dragging the net with fish.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But the other disciples came in the little boat, for they had not gone too far from the land, but about one hundred yards away, dragging the net full of fish.

Young's Literal Translation
and the other disciples came by the little boat, for they were not far from the land, but as it were about two hundred cubits off, dragging the net of the fishes;

New English Translation
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.¹

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