John 21:4 BSB — MannaFest

John 21:4

Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not recognize that it was Jesus.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But when day was now breaking, Jesus stood on the beach: yet the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.

KJV

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

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Commentary

5 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

But when the morning was now come,.... The day began to dawn, and light to appear, very early in the morning; for Christ visits his right early, and is a present help to them in their time of trouble. Jesus stood on the shore: on firm ground, whilst his disciples were beating about in the waves, and toiling to no purpose.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Christ's time of making himself known to his people is when they are most at a loss. When they think they have lost themselves, he will let them know that they have not lost him. Weeping may endure for a night; but joy comes, if Christ comes, in the morning.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Knew not that it was Jesus - Probably because it was either not light enough, or he was at too great a distance, or he had assumed another form, as in Mar 16:12; otherwise his person was so remarkable that all his disciples readily knew him when he was at hand: see Joh 21:12.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing--(See on Lu 5:11). that night . . . caught nothing--as at the first miraculous draught (see on Lu 5:5); no doubt so ordered that the miracle might strike them the more by contrast. The same principle is seen in operation throughout much of Christ's ministry, and is indeed a great law of God's spiritual procedure with His people.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
πρωΐας	prōias	When morning	G4405 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ἤδη	ēdē	already	G2235 →
γενομένης	genomenēs	having become	G1096 →
ἔστη	estē	stood	G2476 →
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
εἰς	eis	on	G1519 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
αἰγιαλόν·	aigialon	shore;	G123 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
μέντοι	mentoi	however	G3305 →
ᾔδεισαν	ēdeisan	knew	G1492 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
μαθηταὶ	mathētai	disciples	G3101 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
ἐστιν.¶	estin	it is.	G1510 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 24:31
Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.
leads to
- Luke 24:16
  But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 8:59
  At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 4:30
  But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.
- John 20:13–16
  “Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”
Through
Mark 16:12
After this, Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them as they walked along in the country.
leads to
- Luke 24:13–32
  That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.
Through
John 20:14
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there; but she did not recognize that it was Jesus.
leads to
- Mark 16:9
  Early on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons.
- Song of Solomon 3:3–4
  I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city: “Have you seen the one I love?”
- Matthew 28:9
  Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.