KJV King James Version
Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
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John 21:5
Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So He called out to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” “No,” they answered.
WEB World English Bible
Jesus therefore said to them, “Children, have you anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.”
ASV American Standard Version
Jesus therefore saith unto them, Children, have ye aught to eat? They answered him, No.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jesus, therefore, saith to them, ‘Lads, have ye any meat?’
Surrounding context — John 21
2 There 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.
3 Simon 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.
4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
6 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.
7 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.
8 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.
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Original-language word links
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ΛέγειG3004 · legōto sayοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦς·G2424 · IēsousJesusπαιδία,G3813 · paidionchildμήG3361 · mēnotτιG5100 · tisoneπροσφάγιονG4371 · prosphagionfishἔχετε;G2192 · echōto have/beἀπεκρίθησανG611 · apokrinōto answerαὐτῷ·G846 · autosit/s/heοὔ.G3756 · ouno
Cross-references
Philippians 4:19But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.Philippians 4:11-13Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, [therewith] to be content.1 John 2:13I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.Psalm 37:3Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.Luke 24:41-43And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?Hebrews 13:5[Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.1 John 2:18Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
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