8 And the other diſciples came in a litcle ſhip ( for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits/ dragging the net with fiſhes Z,
; The other Diſciples came in a little fiſhing-boat, dragging the net with fiſhes ; probably, becaule it was too heavy to be Jifred up into the boar,
9 As ſoon then as they were come to land, they ſaw a fire of coals there, and fiſh laid thereon, and bread &,
k As to the queſtion whence this fiſh came, there are three opini- ons ; ſome thinking, that our Saviour catch'd it out of the Sea- with out a net, or by his Power commanded it to come to his ſervice. Others think, that the Hiſtory is tranſpoſed, and this Verſe ſhould in its true order come after the eleventh : but-it is moſt probable, that Chriſt by his Divine Power created the fb, as well as the coals and the 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 the net not broken /.
ITn this one Miracle, there is a complication of Miracles. 1. That having fiſhed all night and catch'd nothing,they ſhould at Chriſt's command throw out the net on the ſide of the Ship next the ſhore, and ſo moſt unlikely to have plenty of fiſh, and catch ſo many' 2. That before their fiſh could be brought on ſhore, they ſhould ſee a fiſh broiling on coals, and bread lying by. 3. That notwithſtand- ing the multitude of fiſh, the net ſhould not be broken.
12 Jeſus ſaith unto them, Come axd dine. And none of the diſciples durſt ask him, Who art thou ? knowing that it was the Lord m.
1 It was in the morning, and may as well be tranſlated, Come, ard br eak your faſts, as come, and dine; they now knew it was the Lord, if not by his face and voice, yet by this Miracle; therefore they durſt not ask him for fear of a ſharp reproof, after he had by ſuch a Miraculous operation made himſelf known to them.
13 Jeſus then cometh and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fiſh likewiſe »,
nu Thoſe who queſtion whether our Saviour himſelf did eat, ſeers not to conſider what is written, As 10. 41. where it is expreſly ſaid, He did eat and arink with them after þe roſe from the dead : which he doubtleſs did, ro ſhew that he was truly riſen from the dead, and his ſeeming Body was not a Phantaſm, and meer Apparition of a body, but the ſame true Body which was Crucified, tho now more glort- ous, and not cloathed with thoſe infirmities which it had before his death ; from whence it only followeth, that he did not ear to farisfie his hunger, but only ro confirm the truth of his ReſurreQion ; he did before this eat with ſome ofthem. Zyke 24. 30.
14 This is now the third time o that Jeſus ſhewed himſelf to his diſciples, after that he was riſen from the dead. |
0 That is, the third day, for upon his ReſurreFion-day he ſhewed himſelf, 1. 7o Mary Magdalene, Chap, 21. 14. 2. To the two dif. ciples gozng to Emmaus, Luke 24. 15, 25. 3. To the women going t9 tell his diſciples, Matth. 28, 9. 4. In the evening to his diſciples, met, Chap. 20.19. All theſe are by 7o-n counted for one time, becauſe they were upon one and the ſame day. 4. That day feven-nighrt he appeared to them again, Cha. 20. 26. 5. After this at :5e Sea of Tiberias, mentioned in this Chapter.
15 © So when they had dined, Jeſus faith to Simon Peter, Simon ſon of Jonas loveſt thou me more than theſe p ? He faith unto him, Yea, Lord ; thon knoweſt that 1 love thee q. Re faith unto him, Feed my lambsr.
> More than the reſt of my Diſciples love me ; for fo Peter had profeſſed, when he rold our Saviour, Matzth. 26. 32. Tho, all men | ſhould be offended becauſe of thee, yet will 1 never be offended. q Peter now having by his Temptation learn?d more hum'lity and modeſty,
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