[Partisan Gunslinger]

The fish were counted totaling 153 fish. One thing that you will not notice.... there is no explaination why the fish were counted in one place, and not counted in another place. The reason I say that you will NOT notice it is because it is a detail the is merely mentioned, and there is no explaination as to why it is mentioned. In fact, you may argue that it has no significance because if it is only merely mentioned, and God would have had Paul write a chapter in the Bible about it if it was significant. On the other hand, you may argue that it IS a significant detail because the mere mention of it makes it significant.

Jesus told Peter, James, and John that now they would be fishers of men. Jerome says there were 153 species of fish in the Sea of Galilee. I think since there was every species of fish in the net that that meant the disciples would go to every ethnos of man.

[Elsie]

I think since there was every species of fish in the net that that meant the disciples would go to every ethnos of man.

WHY do you 'think' these things?

The text does NOT say this!

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John 21New International Version (NIV)

 

1 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee.^[a] It happened this way: ² Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus^[b]), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, 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.

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

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.

⁷ Then the disciple whom Jesus loved 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 of burning coals there with fish on it, 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. ¹⁴ This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.