Passage Research
John 21 — Sermon Preparation
A miraculous catch on the Sea of Galilee, Peter's threefold restoration and charge to feed the sheep, and a word about the beloved disciple's fate. Below is a research summary for John 21, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 25
- verses
- 549 / 170
- Greek words / lemmas
- 29
- classic sermon excerpts
- 7
- preachers & commentators
John 21 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| μαθητής | mathētḗs | G3101 | 10 | disciple |
| Πέτρος | Pétros | G4074 | 9 | Peter, rock |
| Σίμων | Símōn | G4613 | 8 | Simon |
| φιλέω | philéō | G5368 | 5 | kiss, love |
| δίκτυον | díktyon | G1350 | 4 | net |
| οἶδα | eídō | G1492 | 6 | be aware, behold, can, consider |
| ὀψάριον | opsárion | G3795 | 3 | fish |
How preachers through history handled this text
29 public-domain excerpts on John 21, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Christ makes himself known to his people, usually in his ordinances; but sometimes by his Spirit he visits them when employed in their business. It is good for the disciples of Christ to be together in common conversation, and common business. The hour for their entering upon action was not come. They would help to maintain themselves, and not be burdensome to any. Christ's time of making himself known to his people, is when they are most at a loss. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on John 21:1–14 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Sea of Galilee— John 21:1
- Cana— John 21:2
- Galilee 1— John 21:2
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