The Miraculous Draught of Fish can refer to two different, though very similarly described, episodes from the Ministry of Jesus as described in the Gospels. The first is in Luke 5:1-11, early in Jesus's ministry, preceding Saints Peter, James, son of Zebedee and John joining Jesus as his Apostles. The Miraculous catch of 153 fish is an episode in Gospel of John chapter 21, in which seven of the Twelve Apostles were out fishing when they unexpecte...
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The Miraculous Draught of Fish can refer to two different, though very similarly described, episodes from the Ministry of Jesus as described in the Gospels. The first is in Luke 5:1-11, early in Jesus's ministry, preceding Saints Peter, James, son of Zebedee and John joining Jesus as his Apostles. The Miraculous catch of 153 fish is an episode in Gospel of John chapter 21, in which seven of the Twelve Apostles were out fishing when they unexpectedly witness one of the resurrection appearances of Jesus. In both the apostles are fishing unsuccessfully in the Sea of Galilee when Jesus tells them to try one more cast of the net, at which they are rewarded with a great catch (or "draught", as in "weight").
In the first narrative in Luke, Jesus has joined the fishermen in the boat. In the latter narrative (John 21:1-14), a mysterious stranger asks the apostles for fish, but when they say that they have none, the stranger tells the apostles to throw their net into the water on the other ...
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