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A GREAT HAUL OF FISHES

John 21

   ¹After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.

   ²There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.

   ³Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.

   ⁴But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.

   ⁵Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.

   ⁶And 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.

   ⁷Therefore 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.

   ⁸And 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.

   ⁹As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.

   ¹⁰Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.

   ¹¹Simon 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.

   ¹²Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.

   ¹³Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.

   ¹⁴This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.