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Break your fast (αριστησατε). First aorist active imperative of αρισταω from αριστον, first to breakfast, as here and then later t…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Come and dine. The word in the original means the meal which is taken in the morning, or breakfast.
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Jesus says to them, Come and dine.—Compare the note on John 21:15 and Luke 11:37, which are the only other instances of t…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
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 not …
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
St. Augustine of Hippo: When the fishing was finished, our Lord invited them to dine. Jesus said to them, Come and dine.
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
When the catch had been safely brought to land and presumably sorted, Jesus invited the men to eat with him. Their attitude was peculiar. They desi…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
And not one of his disciples dared to ask him. It might be asked, what prevented them? Was it shame arising from reverence, or was it some…
John Gill
JohnGill
Jesus says to them, come and dine
One would think it should rather have been said, come and take a breakfast than a …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Christ makes himself known to his people, usually in his ordinances; but sometimes by his Spirit he visits them when they are engaged in their work…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
The Evangelist, having shown how the great catch of fish led the disciples to recognize Christ, now describes the order in which they recognized Hi…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson