JOHN 21:9 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.”
When they got out on the land, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and bread — the charcoal fire (anthrakiē) appears nowhere else in the Gospels save John 18:18 (Peter's denial). This echo is theologically loaded: the same word describes the fire of Peter's warming himself during denial and now the fire of restoration and breakfast fellowship. The prepared fire (proetoimazo might be implied) suggests Jesus' forethought and care. The fish and bread anticipate Eucharistic imagery.
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