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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

John 21:8

but, the other disciples, came, by the little boat, - for they were not farther from the land than about two hundred cubits off, - dragging the net of fishes.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Galilee;   Net;   Peter;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Home;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Stories for Children;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Fishes;   Ships;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Fish, Fisher;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Fish;   Palestine;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Hospitality;   Miracle;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Fishing, the Art of;   Peter;   Resurrection of Christ;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Net;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Death, Second;   Dragnet;   Fish, Fishing;   John, the Gospel of;   Martha;   Presence of God;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - John, Gospel of;   Peter;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Animals;   Boat (2);   Discourse;   Draught of Fishes;   Fish, Fisher, Fishing;   Luke, Gospel According to;   Manuscripts;   Miracles;   Nets;   Pillow;   Sea of Galilee;   Ship ;   Weights and Measures;   King James Dictionary - Drag;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   Weights and Measures;   3 To Draw, Drag;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Handicraft;   Smith Bible Dictionary - John, Gospel of;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Fish;   Thomas;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Andrew;   Baptism (the Baptist Interpretation);   Fishing;   James;   Ships and Boats;   Thomas;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Christianity in Its Relation to Judaism;   New Testament;   Simon Cephas;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for October 19;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Since they were not far from land (about a hundred yards away), the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish.
King James Version (1611)
And the other disciples came in a litle ship (for they were not farre from land, but as it were two hundred cubites) dragging the net with fishes.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off.
New American Standard Bible
But the other disciples came in the little boat, for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away, dragging the net full of fish.
New Century Version
The other followers went to shore in the boat, dragging the net full of fish. They were not very far from shore, only about a hundred yards.
Amplified Bible
But the other disciples came in the small boat, for they were not far from shore, only about a hundred yards away, dragging the net full of fish.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But the other disciples came in the little boat, for they were not far from the land, but about one hundred yards away, dragging the net full of fish.
Legacy Standard Bible
But the other disciples came in the little boat, for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away, dragging the net full of fish.
Berean Standard Bible
The other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.
Contemporary English Version
The boat was only about a hundred yards from shore. So the other disciples stayed in the boat and dragged in the net full of fish.
Complete Jewish Bible
but the other talmidim followed in the boat, dragging the net full of fish; for they weren't far from shore, only about a hundred yards.
Darby Translation
and the other disciples came in the small boat, for they were not far from the land, but somewhere about two hundred cubits, dragging the net of fishes.
Easy-to-Read Version
The other followers went to shore in the boat. They pulled the net full of fish. They were not very far from shore, only about 100 yards.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But the other disciples came by shippe (for they were not farre from land, but about two hundreth cubites) and they drewe the net with fishes.
George Lamsa Translation
But the other disciples came by boat; for they were not very far from land, but about a hundred yards, and they were dragging the net of fishes.
Good News Translation
The other disciples came to shore in the boat, pulling the net full of fish. They were not very far from land, about a hundred yards away.
Lexham English Bible
But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net of fish, because they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away.
Literal Translation
And the other disciples came in the little boat, for they were not far from the land, only about two hundred cubits, dragging the net of the fish.
American Standard Version
But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits off), dragging the net full of fishes.
Bible in Basic English
And the other disciples came in the little boat (they were not far from land, only about two hundred cubits off) pulling the net full of fish.
Hebrew Names Version
But the other talmidim came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away), dragging the net full of fish.
International Standard Version
But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish. They were only about a hundred yardstwo hundred cubits
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Etheridge Translation
But the other disciples came in the vessel, for they were not far from the land, but as two hundred ameen, and they drew that net of fishes.
Murdock Translation
But the other disciples came in the ship, (for they were not very far from the land, only about two hundred cubits,) and they dragged the net with the fishes.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The other disciples came by shippe, (for they were not farre from lande, but as it were two hundred cubites) And they drewe the net with fisshes.
English Revised Version
But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits off), dragging the net full of fishes.
World English Bible
But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away), dragging the net full of fish.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And the other disciples came in the vessel (for they were not far from land, about two hundred cubits) drawing the net, full of fishes.
Weymouth's New Testament
But the rest of the disciples came in the small boat (for they were not far from land--only about a hundred yards off), dragging the net full of fish.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But the othere disciplis camen bi boot, for thei weren not fer fro the lond, but as a two hundrid cubitis, drawinge the nett of fischis.
Update Bible Version
But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits off), dragging the net [full] of fish.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the other disciples came in a little boat (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits) dragging the net with fishes.
New English Translation
Meanwhile the other disciples came with the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.
New King James Version
But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits), dragging the net with fish.
New Living Translation
The others stayed with the boat and pulled the loaded net to the shore, for they were only about a hundred yards from shore.
New Life Bible
The other followers came in the boat. They were pulling the net with the fish. They were not far from land, only a little way out.
New Revised Standard
But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, only about a hundred yards off.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But the other disciples came in the ship (for they were not far from the land, but as it were two hundred cubits) dragging the net with fishes.
Revised Standard Version
But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
The other disciples came by ship: for they were not farre from londe but as it were two hondred cubites and they drewe the net with fysshes.
Young's Literal Translation
and the other disciples came by the little boat, for they were not far from the land, but as it were about two hundred cubits off, dragging the net of the fishes;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But other disciples came by shippe (for they were not farre fro londe, but as it were two hundreth cubytes) and they drewe the net with the fisshes.
Mace New Testament (1729)
as for the other disciples, they came in the bark dragging the net full of fish, for they were but about two hundred cubits distant from land.
Simplified Cowboy Version
The others hauled the fish in and headed back to shore.

Contextual Overview

1 After these things, Jesus manifested himself again, unto the disciples, by the sea of Tiberias; and manifested himself, thus: - 2 There were together, Simon Peter, and Thomas, who was called Didymus, and Nathanael, who was from Cana of 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 out, and got up into the boat, and during that night, they caught nothing. 4 But, morning by this time drawing on, Jesus stood upon the beach; nevertheless, the disciples knew not that it was, Jesus. 5 Jesus, therefore, saith unto them - Children! perhaps ye have nothing to eat? They answered him - No. 6 And, he, said unto them - Cast the net, on the right side of the boat, - and ye shall find. They cast, therefore; and, no longer, were they able, to draw, it, for the multitude of the fishes. 7 That disciple, therefore, whom Jesus loved, saith unto Peter - It is, the Lord! Simon Peter, therefore, hearing that it was the Lord, girded about him, his upper garment, - for he was naked; and cast himself into the sea; 8 but, the other disciples, came, by the little boat, - for they were not farther from the land than about two hundred cubits off, - dragging the net of fishes. 9 So, when they got out upon the land, they behold a coal fire lying, and fish lying over, and bread. 10 Jesus saith unto them - Bring of the fish which ye caught just now.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

cubits: Deuteronomy 3:11

Reciprocal: Mark 8:7 - fishes

Cross-References

Genesis 19:3
But he became exceeding urgent with them, so they turned aside unto him and entered into his house, - and he made for them a banquet, unleavened cakes, also did he bake, and they did eat.
Genesis 26:30
So he made for them a banquet, and they did eat and drink, -
Genesis 29:22
So Laban gathered together all the men of the place and made a banquet,
Genesis 40:20
And it came to pass on the third day the birthday of Pharaoh, that he made a banquet for all his servants, and uplifted the head of the chief of the butlers and the head of the chief of the bakers in the midst of his servants;
Judges 14:10
And his father went down unto the woman, - and Samson made there a banquet, for, so, used the young men, to do.
Judges 14:12
And Samson said unto them, I pray you let me put you forth a riddle, - if ye, tell, it me, within the seven days of the banquet, and find it out, then will I give you thirty linen wraps and thirty changes of raiment;
1 Samuel 1:22
But, Hannah, went not up, - for she said to her husband - Not till the boy is weaned, then will I take him, and he shall appear before Yahweh, and abide there evermore.
1 Samuel 25:36
And, when Abigail came unto Nabal, lo! he, had a banquet in his house, like the banquet of a king, and, the heart of Nabal, was glad accordingly, he having drunk deeply, - so she told him nothing - less or more, until the light of the morning.
2 Samuel 3:20
So, when Abner came in unto David, in Hebron, and, with him, twenty men, David made, for Abner, and for the men who were with him, a banquet.
1 Kings 3:15
And Solomon awoke, and lo! it was a dream. So he entered into Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and caused to go up ascending-sacrifices and offered peace-offerings, and made a banquet for all his servants.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the other disciples came in a little ship,.... The same that they were fishing in, in which they came to Christ as soon as they could, not choosing to expose themselves, as Peter did; nor was it proper that they should leave the ship, and, as it was, might have hands few enough to bring ship and net, so full of fish, safe to shore; and the rather, they did not think fit to do as he did,

for they were not far from land, but, as it were, two hundred cubits; which was about an hundred yards:

dragging the net with fishes: towing the net full of fishes all along in the water, till they came to land; an emblem of laborious Gospel ministers, who being once embarked in the work of the ministry, continue in it to the end, notwithstanding all toil, labour, and difficulties that attend them; and will at last bring the souls with them they have been made useful to, with great satisfaction and joy, to their dear Lord and master.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Two hundred cubits - About 350 feet, or a little more than 20 rods.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 21:8. Dragging the net — It is probable that this was that species of fishing in which the net was stretched from the shore out into the sea; the persons who were in the boat, and who shot the net, fetched a compass, and bringing in a hawser, which was attached to the other end of the net, those who were on shore helped them to drag it in. As the net was sunk with weights to the bottom, and the top floated on the water by corks, or pieces of light wood, all the fish that happened to come within the compass of the net were of course dragged to shore. The sovereign power of Christ had in this case miraculously collected the fish to that part where he ordered the disciples to cast the net.


 
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