Easter · Year C
Third Sunday of Easter
April 30, 2028
Overview & Insights
"It is the Lord!" (John 21:7)
Seven disciples go fishing on the Sea of Galilee and catch nothing all night until a stranger on the shore tells them to cast on the other side, filling the net with 153 fish. They recognize the stranger as the risen Jesus, who has a charcoal fire ready and serves them breakfast.
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Commentary
John 21 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentaries side by side on the miraculous catch and shoreline breakfast.
John 21 Commentary: Jesus Restores Peter Enduring Word · David Guzik
Guzik's verse-by-verse notes on the catch of fish and the meal with Jesus.
John 21 Commentary Precept Austin
An index of older public-domain commentaries on the chapter.
Commentary on John 21:1-19 Working Preacher
Discusses this chapter as a later addition addressing the Johannine community's memory of Peter.
John 21:1-19 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
A preaching-focused reading of the disciples' return to fishing and Jesus' patient pursuit.
Background & Word Study
John 21 Interlinear BibleHub
Greek text with parsing for the agapao/phileo word study in the following dialogue with Peter.
John Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on John's Gospel, useful for this epilogue chapter.
John Overview BibleProject
Orients preachers to John's storyline before entering this closing scene.
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