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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They answered him, No. And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. Christ knows where fishes are. He knows where you are then, my friend, though you do not, perhaps, know where you are yourself. You have get out of your...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he said unto them,.... Willing to make himself known by a miracle, since they knew him not by his person, nor voice: cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find; that is, a large multitude of fish, as they did. The ship was an emblem of the church in its present afflicted state; the right side of it points to the elect, and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. This is another proof of the difference between Christ’s presence and Christ’s absence.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. He testified his presence by crowning their exertions with his blessing, and soon they had a great catch of great fishes, — a great contrast to their night of fruitless toil.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved,.... Which was John the Evangelist and Apostle, the writer of this Gospel: saith unto Peter, it is the Lord; which two disciples were very intimate with each other, and communicated their thoughts freely to one another. John knew that it was the Lord, either by some special revelation, or from the multitude...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved (again John does not mention his own name,) saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. “It is only he who could spy out the fish, and only he who could fill the net with them; it is just his way of acting, ‘It is the Lord.’“ The eyes of true love are very quick. Peter was not the first to recognize Jesus; John was,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea. 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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) He was in his undress.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And did cast himself into the sea. 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. It is all very well of Peter to be in such a hurry, but somebody must keep hold of the net. It is not always the most venturesome that is the most practical. We are...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the other disciples came in a little ship,.... The same that they were fishing in, in which they came to Christ as soon as they could, not choosing to expose themselves, as Peter did; nor was it proper that they should leave the ship, and, as it was, might have hands few enough to bring ship and net, so full of fish, safe to shore; and the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. How that fire must have reminded Peter of his denial of his Lord! He saw his Master by the light...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
As soon then as they were come to land,.... As soon as they were come out of the ship, and safe on shore, not only Peter, but all the rest of the disciples: they saw a fire of coals there: on the shore, to their great surprise: and fish laid there; which could not be any that they had taken, for, as yet, the net was not drawn up, and the fish took...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. Why did they want to go fishing on their own account? Christ had all that they needed ready for them, there was the fire, and there were the fish cooking on it ready for their breakfast. It was the Lord Jesus Christ’s business to provide for...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon and bread. Christ had provided this. We are to catch fish as if we should have nothing to eat if we did not, but yet we are to depend upon him as it we never caught a fish ourselves. Do everything as if you had to do everything; trust in God as if you had...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Jesus saith unto them,.... The disciples: bring of the fish which ye have now caught: for they might have caught some before, though so few and small, as scarcely to be reckoned any; nor were they bid to bring all they had taken, only some of them, to add to these Christ had prepared for them on land; they being both indeed of a miraculous...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught. Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken. On the previous occasion when Peter’s net was miraculously filled by Christ, we read that the net brake. That was Peter’s...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught. Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken. And there lay those hundred and fifty and three big fishes on the beach. Christ had no need of them but perhaps he...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught. “I do not need it in order to entertain you, for I have fish here already; still, bring it.” Nothing is given in vain; use it.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Simon Peter went up,.... Either to the sea, that being higher than the land, or to the ship which lay by the shore: he went aboard it, and drew the net to land full of great fishes; not alone, but others of the disciples with him; though he only is mentioned, being the leading person in this affair; an emblem of the whole number of God's elect...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Simon Peter went up and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken. And Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord. Inwardly conscious that it was Christ’s habit to speak as he...