“But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.”
Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus — the moment of Jesus' appearance (orthē, stood on beach) occurs at dawn, transitioning from night's unproductive darkness. The disciples' non-recognition (ouk idō hoti Jesus estin) parallels Mary's failure to recognize the risen Jesus; resurrection appearances require revelation, not mere visual perception. The beach setting (aiges, shore) creates spatial separation that heightens the dramatic encounter.
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