John 21:11-13
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
11 So Simon Peter went over and dragged the net ashore full of one hundred fifty-three[a] large fish. Even though there were so many, the net was not torn.(A) 12 Jesus said to them, “Come, have breakfast.” And none of the disciples dared to ask him,[b] “Who are you?” because they realized it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came over and took the bread and gave it to them, and in like manner the fish.(B)
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- 21:11 The exact number 153 is probably meant to have a symbolic meaning in relation to the apostles’ universal mission; Jerome claims that Greek zoologists catalogued 153 species of fish. Or 153 is the sum of the numbers from 1 to 17. Others invoke Ez 47:10.
- 21:12 None…dared to ask him: is Jesus’ appearance strange to them? Cf. Lk 24:16; Mk 16:12; Jn 20:14. The disciples do, however, recognize Jesus before the breaking of the bread (opposed to Lk 24:35).
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