Love has in it a longing for His presence which makes us eager and quick to mark the lightest sign that He for whom it longs is near, as the footstep of some dear one is heard by the sharp ear of affection long before any sound breaks the silence to those around. "Commentary on John 21:7". Normally people take unnecessary clothing off before going swimming. ἐπένδυ΄α in Plut. thoroughly satisfied, having received the hint upon a reflection When they who love Jesus turn to see ‘the Voice that speaks with them,’ they ever behold the Son of Man in His glory; and where others see but the dim beach and a mysterious stranger, it is to their lips that the glad cry first comes, ‘It is the Lord!’. Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord - again having the advantage of his brother in quickness of recognition (see the note at John 20:8), to be followed, however, in Peter by an alacrity all his own. John now recognized that it was Jesus standing on the shore and he tells Peter it was the Lord. We believe that unto Christ is given ‘all power in heaven and upon earth.’ We believe that to Him belongs creative power-that ‘without Him was not anything made which was made.’ We believe that from Him came all life at first. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat [unto] (or 'about') him, (for he was naked) - his vest only on, worn next to the body. For the third and last time S. John speaks in his own narrative: comp. All rights reserved. Think, brethren, of that full, and free, and boundless mercy which, from eternity, has been pouring itself out in floods of grace and loving-kindness over all creatures. Swimming is suggested by the "throwing himself into the sea." It does not mean that he drew on the garment, but that he girded himself in it: therefore he was already clothed with it. The common usage of the Greek and Hebrew words answering to the English word “naked,” makes it probable that St. Peter was wearing some under-garment, and that reverence for the Lord, into whose presence he is about to go, led him to add to this the outer frock. ‘It is the Lord!’ is the highest teaching of all science. The meaning behind this follows in the next verses. Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ebc/john-21.html. It was by the Sea of Tiberias, and it happened like this: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee and two more of his disciples were together. It cannot be in this respect according to the heart of Jesus; were it so. There is one last thought arising from the whole subject before us, that may be worth mention before I close. There is no way of knowing a Person except love. John knew that Do not ask yourselves, to begin with, the question, Do I love Him or do I not? The disciples rushed to the shore the moment they recognized Jesus, (John 21:7-8). John 21:7. Yonder-perhaps we fancy them thinking-is the very point where we saw Him coming out of the shadows of the mountains, that night when He walked on the water; yonder is the little patch of grass where He made them all sit down whilst we bore the bread to them: there is the very spot where we were mending our nets when He came up to us and called us to Himself; and now it is all over. In Him life was, as in its deep source. Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Greek Scripture. faith came by hearing, he was immediately convinced, and Proud member τὸν ἐπενδύτην διεζώσατο] He had laid aside the ἐπενδύτης, and was in so far naked, which, however, does not prevent his having on the shirt, χιτωνίσκος, according to the well-known usage of γυμνός,(280) nudus, and עַרוּם (see Perizonius, ad Ael. Into what province of nature did He not go? Verse 7. Now, as then, it is they who are nearest to Christ by love who see Him first. Only here in N.T. Christ’s miracles interrupted the order of the world, because they made visible to men for once the true and constant Orderer of the order. 7 That disciple lwhom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, mhe put on his outer garment, for he was … This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. 7. BibliographyEdwards, Justin. Everywhere He is present, everywhere revealing Himself. "E.W. Heinrich Meyer's Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Fishermen usually worked in their light undergarments (Gr. "Commentary on John 21:7". The Appearance to the Seven Disciples. The use of the term is consistent (in Greek as in the language of common life in Scotland to this day) with partial clothing. "Schaff's Popular Commentary on the New Testament". "Commentary on John 21:7". Used in the Septuagint for the Hebrew meil, robe, in 1 Samuel 18:4. (401)— ἔβαλεν ἑαυτὸν εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν, he cast himself into the sea) being likely to reach the Lord sooner by swimming than by ship. V. H. vi. The interval in time and thought between ‘Rabbi, where abidest thou?’ and ‘It is the Lord!’ sums up the contents of the Gospel. John 21:7. i. George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Commentary Critical and Explanatory - Unabridged, Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible, Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures. to swim in; and, by what follows, appears to be put on him next 2; Grotius in loc). The middle voice signifies "Gird oneself." Darkness lies on Nature, except to those who in, see that Form which these disciples saw in the morning twilight. O Christian men! Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord." 6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. He is the Fountain of life. "Commentary on John 21:7". I understand not how a man can front the awful possibilities of a future on earth, knowing all the points at which he is vulnerable, and all the ways by which disaster may come down upon him, and retain his sanity, unless he believes that all is ruled, not merely by a God far above him, who may be as unsympathising as He is omnipotent, but by his Elder Brother, the Son of God, who showed His heart by all His dealings with us here below, and who loves as tenderly, and sympathises as closely with us as ever He did when on earth He gathered the weary and the sick around Him. 1. Alex. (John 21:7) What happened next should thrill the heart of any pastor or child of God. That naked stands often for slight clothing, needs no further demonstration: Grotius has done all that is necessary to show that the idea of absolute nakedness is to be repelled, even if Genesis 3:7; Genesis 3:21 were not sufficient. But such a custom could not have existed at the flourishing period of John’s history. Not solely to give us a testimony that the Father had sent Him; not solely to make us listen to His words as a Teacher sent from God; not solely as proof of His Messiahship,-but besides all these purposes there was surely this other, that for once He would unveil to us the true Author of all things, and the true Foundation of all being. According to Euth. Love can recognize where mere earnestness fails. And let no man here torture himself, or limit the fullness of this message that we preach, by questionings whether Christ loves Him or not. which two disciples were very intimate with each other, and Note however his description of Jesus as ‘the Lord’. Any garment drawn over may be so called (see the LXX. ependutes. Love’s quick eye pierces through disguises impenetrable to a colder scrutiny. "Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges". He does not call him simply Simon Peter; but, as in chap. As to any further preparation of his person in order to appear fitly before the Lord, the text says nothing, whatever the expositors may say. Peter, as usual, is the first to act. he drew it on, so that he gathered it together by means of a girdle on his body. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. The fountain that rises in my heart can only spring up heavenward, because the water of it has flowed down into my heart from the higher level. You will never love by that means. "Commentary on John 21:7". Now and always, as in that morning twilight on the Galilean lake, Christ comes to men. Bibliography"Commentary on John 21:7". Acts 19:16. 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." The Greek here has subtle shades of meaning which the English does not express. ‘They that went before and they that came after,’ when He entered into the holy city in His brief moment of acceptance and pomp, surrounded Him with hosannas and jubilant gladness. "Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable". Love will trace Him everywhere, as dear friends can detect each other in little marks which are meaningless to others. No skill in drawing inferences will avail him there. Perhaps S. Peter’s haste to reach his Lord and S. John’s abiding in the boat to finish the fishing is meant to symbolize the early martyrdom foretold to the one (John 21:18) and the indefinite abiding suggested of the other (John 21:22). fisher’s coat was; whether a loose coat, or the garment next his skin, or a fisherman’s slop. "Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible ". In the first two questions addressed to Peter (John 21:15,16), our Lord uses the strong verb "agapan", and Peter replies by the weaker verb "philein". Think of that everlasting love which presided at the foundation of the earth, and has sustained it ever since. He could not have placed Peter at the head of His Apostles. whilst fishing, being only in company with men, and those parts But the LXX. 6, de conscrib. I find, then, in this part of the story three thoughts,-First, they only see aright who see Christ in everything. His fisher’s coat—A light, short, linen, armless frock, usually flung over the other dress or undress. hist. That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. All of this is recounted by John so that we might see what the Lord wants us to learn about the work of fishing. John 21:7, NASB: "Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, 'It is the Lord.' But Mr. Tristam encountered at or near this very spot a set of fishermen perfectedly naked. "Commentary on John 21:7". “Vita quieta citius observat res divinas quam activa.” Bengel. ὁ κύριός: John so designates Jesus before His resurrection only twice: comp. BibliographyBengel, Johann Albrecht. American Tract Society. John 21 is one of the richest passages in all of Scripture. Once more this same conviction, ‘It is the Lord! But Jesus knew the men were frustrated, tired and starving. it is a waste, weary world, unless it is filled with signs of His presence. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mpc/john-21.html. Some writers identify the ἐπενδύτης with the inner garment or χίτων, others suppose it was the outer garment or ἱμάτιον. "Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. The charcoal fire of Peter's denial of the Christ is now the charcoal fire of a welcoming breakfast. copy of Beza's reads, "our Lord"; as do the Syriac, Persic, and It’s hard to say what crossed their minds at that moment. BibliographyMacLaren, Alexander. Gospel: saith unto Peter, it is the Lord; render by the word ἐπενδύτης, מעיל (the long upper garment worn by persons of rank).— διεζώσατο, girt on himself) Peter [did so, because he] reverenced the presence of the Lord, whereas he had been previously engaged with his fellow-disciples in a more familiar manner.— γυμνὸς) He had script off (whilst fishing with his fellow-disciples) τὸν ἐπενδύτην. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. He jumps into the water! while Peter, who acts more quickly than John, wrapped his robe around him, leaped into the sea and swam ashore. Naked—Undressed of his ordinary apparel; stripped to his waistcoat. Let ‘It is the Lord!’ be the word on our lips as we gaze on them all, and nature will then be indeed to us the open secret, the secret of the Lord which ‘He will show to them that fear Him.’. College Press, Joplin, MO. Γυμνός need not mean more than ‘stripped’ of the upper garment. of closer definition), in order to be able to swim the better. Our verse might be applied to the present spirit of church government in evangelical Germany. If he is dark, let him stand in the sunshine, and he will be light. γυμνός] He had, in point of fact, no other clothing on except the mere shirt (comp. So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put his outer garment on (for he was stripped for work), and threw himself into the sea. See especially Drusius in loc. Then through the darkness He comes, as they had seen Him come once before, when they know Him not; and He speaks to them as He had spoken before, and they do not detect His voice yet; and He repeats the old miracle, and their eyes are all holden, excepting the eyes of him who loved, and he first says, ‘It is the Lord!’ Now, besides all the other features of this incident by which it becomes the revelation of the Lord’s presence with His Church, and the exhibition of the work of the Church during all the course of the world’s history, it contains valuable lessons on other points, such as these which I shall try to bring before you. Variety in unity. Oh, then, look to Christ, that you may love Him! should guide us in all our thoughts about the history and destinies of mankind and of Christ’s Church. chiton, long shirts, not underwear). to a fellow disciple, who had equal interest in him with himself, 1879-90. 1 Later on, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples. ἐπενδύτης (here only in N.T.) And is it not a blessed thing, brethren! A man cannot argue his way into knowing Christ. The reader has already suspected that "the disciple whom Jesus loved" was John himself. Do you not think such a belief would nerve you for difficulty, would lift you buoyantly over trials and depressions, and would set you upon a vantage ground high above all the petty annoyances of life? 32); it was, however, according to Nonnus and Theophylact, in the case of fishermen, and according to the Talmud, which has even appropriated to itself the word אטונדתא, in the case of workmen generally, a linen article of clothing (possibly a short frock or blouse) which, according to the Talmud, was worn, provided with pockets, over the shirt (according to Theophylact, also over other articles of clothing). The riddle of Providence is solved, and the discipline of Providence is being accomplished when we have grasped this conviction-All events do serve me, for all circumstances come from His will and pleasure, which is love; and everywhere I go-be it in the darkness of disaster or in the sunshine of prosperity-I shall see standing before me that familiar and beloved Shape, and shall be able to say, ‘It is the Lord!’ Friends and brethren, that is the faith to live by, that is the faith to die by; and without it life is a mockery and a misery. DD. ἐπενδύσασθαι, superinducere, 2 Corinthians 5:4) intimates by its very name that it took a subordinate place in the clothing. John 21:7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord." ph'cu". John 21:7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Only let me leave with you this one word of earnest entreaty, that you will lay to heart the solemn alternative-either see Christ in everything, and be blessed; or miss Him, and be miserable. the Syriac adds, "that he might come to Christ"; and the Persic, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible. The simple might of faithful love opens them to behold a more glorious vision than the mountain ‘full of chariots of fire,’ which once flamed before the prophet’s servant of old-even the august and ever-present form of the Lord of life, the Lord of history, the Lord of providence. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. Compare Mark 14:51. The Cambridge So faithful ministers of the The mystery of the universe, and the meaning of God’s world, are shrouded in hopeless obscurity, until we learn to feel that all laws suppose a Lawgiver, and that all working involves a divine energy; and that beneath all which appears there lies for ever rising up through it and giving it its life and power, the one true living Being, the Father in heaven, the Son by whom He works, and the Holy Ghost the Spirit. be with him; and, as fearless of danger, risks all to be with 1851. But brethren, and friends, there are but these three ways for it-either our life is the subject of a mere chaotic chance; or else it is put into the mill of an iron destiny, which goes grinding on and crushing with its remorseless wheels, regardless of what it grinds up; or else, through it all, in it all, beneath it and above it all, there is the Will which is Love, and the Love which is Christ! (Jhn 21:7-14) The disciples eat breakfast with Jesus. diazonnumi. on ch. Peter τὸν ἐπενδύτην διεζώσατο. Peter was the embodiment of zeal, John of love. -John 21:7-13. BibliographyConstable, Thomas. Without question Peter was immediately overjoyed to see the Lord. II. The freeness and the fullness of that divine message, the glorious truth that it is for all men, and is offered to all, are couched in that grand principle, Love that thou mayest know; love, and thou art filled with the fullness of God, Not for the handful, not for the elite of the world; not for the few, but for the many; not for the wise, but for all; not for classes, but for humanity-for all that are weak, and sinful, and needy, and foolish, and darkened He comes, who only needs that the heart that looks should love, and then it shall behold! a 2 Together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, * and two others of his disciples. They might as well feared a rebuke from the Lord or he will outburst with disappointment. "Commentary on John 21:7". We cannot love to order, or because we think it duty. 45; Dind. Faith often produces love, and love often produces faith. AR 890. (Hom. Comp. "He was naked" explains this girding: the connection shows with what restriction we must take the "naked." It is a dreary seventy years, brother, of pilgrimage and strife, unless, as you travel along the road, you see the marks that He who went before you has left by the wayside for your guidance and your sustenance. ‘The testimony of Jesus was the spirit of prophecy,’ and the growing power of Jesus is the spirit of history, and in every book that calls itself the history of a nation, unless there be written, whether literally or in spirit, this for its motto, ‘It is the Lord!’ all will be shallow and incomplete. Acting as an Epilogue, the chapter details the redemption and restoration of the Apostle Peter. Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved — Seeing such astonishing success after their preceding fruitless toil and disappointment; saith unto Peter, It is the Lord — Who has, on this occasion, renewed that miracle which he wrought in thy ship some years ago, when he first called us to attend him. Secondly, they only see Christ who love Him. Was naked; without his outer garment, as was common with fishermen. ‘We love Him, because He first loved us.’ And when we say, ‘Love Christ,’ if we could not go on to say, ‘Nay, rather let Christ’s love come down upon you’-we had said worse than nothing. John 6:10 (Winer). it was the Lord, either by some special revelation, or from the All love must descend first, before it can ascend. zu Jes. The ἐπενδύτης is not equivalent to χιτών (Fischer, Kuinoel, Bretschneider), but an overwrap, an overcoat. , here used, is manifestly the (tdnwpa) of the Hebrews; and which, the Jewish writers 391, comp. AN EPILOGUE? It very little avails to tell men to love. There is a great dispute amongst critical writers what this. The Bible points us to a context. Did you ever notice how this whole incident might be turned, by a symbolical application, to the hour of death, and the vision which may meet us when we come thither? τὸν ἀριθμόν, ch. They had begun to think of Jesus in a new light. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/pet/john-21.html. Dem. 21 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hmc/john-21.html. We believe that as no being comes into existence without His creative power, so none continues to exist without His sustaining energy. Let me try, then, to put before you, very briefly, one or two of the provinces in which we are to take this conviction as the keynote to all our knowledge. The Syriac adds, "which it held"; being in number, as in ( John 21:11) an hundred and fifty, and three great fishes; which was an emblem and presage of that large number of souls both among the Jews and Gentiles, which they should be instrumental in bringing to Christ, through the preaching of the Gospel. So, we are apt to think, they must have spoken; but there does not seem to have been about them any such sentimental remembrance. ἐστιν. 3 * Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” BibliographyWhedon, Daniel. Obss. Gospel know when Christ is with them, by his power attending 7. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea. The girding is probably not to pass unnoticed. JOHN 21:6-8 6 And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish. Article Images Copyright © 2020 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. in Pollux, vii. But if that were the whole that I have to say, I should have said but little to the purpose. ‘It is the Lord!’ is the secret of all national existence. xxx. This identification fits because John was one of the disciples in the boat ( John 21:2). Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" The characteristics of the two Apostles are again delicately yet clearly given (John 20:2-9): S. John is the first to apprehend; S. Peter the first to act, and with impulsive energy [12]. Ethiopic versions; and it is reasonable to think, John speaking It is a point not worth the disputing: it was some garment that might modestly cover him when he came to Jesus, and yet not hinder him in his swimming. The miracle helps John recognize Jesus. 3 “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you. True to the pictures we have of them in the New Testament, John exhibited quick insight and Peter quick action. BibliographySchaff, Philip. It admits of the application, and perhaps was intended to receive the application, of such a symbolic reference. John 20:8). "Commentary on John 21:7". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/fam/john-21.html. In religious matters, love is the foundation of knowledge. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. (See note on Mark 14:52.) What does Peter's early morning swim say about his love for Jesus? BibliographyPoole, Matthew, "Commentary on John 21:7". John 21:7 Translation & Meaning. Ver. "Commentary on John 21:7". In 20:30-31, the Fourth Evangelist stated the purpose of this Gospel and concluded. Is it not a thing, men and women, worth having, to have this for the settled conviction of your hearts, that Christ is moving all the pulses of your life, and that nothing falls out without the intervention of His presence and the power of His will working through it? See John 21:15,16. do you need a Saviour? John 21:7-8. ; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. Which was John the Evangelist and Apostle, the writer of this Gospel: saith unto Peter, it is the Lord; which two disciples were very intimate with each other, and communicated their thoughts freely to … 3). https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hcc/john-21.html. Which of these thoughts is the one that commends itself to your own hearts and consciences, and which is the one under which you would fain live if you could? Finding the new version too difficult to understand? 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