Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish

21 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples,^(A) by the Sea of Galilee.^[a](B) It happened this way: ² Simon Peter, Thomas^(C) (also known as Didymus^[b]), Nathanael^(D) from Cana in Galilee,^(E) the sons of Zebedee,^(F) and two other disciples were together. ³ “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.^(G)

⁴ Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.^(H)

⁵ He called out to them, “Friends, haven’t you any fish?”

“No,” they answered.

⁶ He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.^(I)

⁷ Then the disciple whom Jesus loved^(J) said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water. ⁸ The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards.^{[c] 9} When they landed, they saw a fire^(K) of burning coals there with fish on it,^(L) and some bread.

¹⁰ Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.” ¹¹ So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn. ¹² Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. ¹³ Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.^{(M) 14} This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples^(N) after he was raised from the dead.

¹⁵ The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod^(A) of gold to measure the city, its gates^(B) and its walls. ¹⁶ The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia^[a] in length, and as wide and high as it is long. ¹⁷ The angel measured the wall using human^(C) measurement, and it was 144 cubits^[b] thick.^{[c] 18} The wall was made of jasper,^(D) and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.^{(E) 19} The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone.^(F) The first foundation was jasper,^(G) the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, ²⁰ the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby,^(H) the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.^{[d] 21} The twelve gates^(I) were twelve pearls,^(J) each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.^(K)

²² I did not see a temple^(L) in the city, because the Lord God Almighty^(M) and the Lamb^(N) are its temple. ²³ The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God^(O) gives it light,^(P) and the Lamb^(Q) is its lamp. ²⁴ The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.^{(R) 25} On no day will its gates^(S) ever be shut,^(T) for there will be no night there.^{(U) 26} The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.^{(V) 27} Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful,^(W) but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.^(X)