KJV King James Version
As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
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John 21:9
As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.
WEB World English Bible
So when they got out on the land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread.
ASV American Standard Version
So when they got out upon the land, they see a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
when, therefore, they came to the land, they behold a fire of coals lying, and a fish lying on it, and bread.
Surrounding context — John 21
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.
9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.
11 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.
12 Jesus saith unto them, Come [and] dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὩςG5613 · hōsas/whenοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenἀπέβησανG576 · apobainōto get outεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoγῆν,G1093 · gēearth: planetβλέπουσινG991 · blepōto seeἀνθρακιὰνG439 · anthrakiacharcoal fireκειμένηνG2749 · keimaito lay/be appointedκαὶG2532 · kaiandὀψάριονG3795 · opsarionfishἐπικείμενονG1945 · epikeimaito lay onκαὶG2532 · kaiandἄρτον.G740 · artosbread
Cross-references
John 21:13Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.John 21:10Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.1 Kings 19:5-6And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise [and] eat.John 18:18And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.Mark 8:3And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.Matthew 4:11Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.Luke 12:29-31And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
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