The Skeptics Annotated Bible (866 page)

31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

21
After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.

2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.

(21.3-13) One night Peter and the apostles decided to go fishing. They fished all night but caught nothing. The next morning a man on shore asked if they’d caught anything. When they told him they hadn’t, the man told them to cast their net on the right side of the boat. So they did that and caught so many fish they couldn’t haul in the net (153 in all).

One of the apostles (the one that Jesus loved) decided that the guy on shore was really Jesus. When Peter, who was naked at the time, heard it was Jesus, he put his coat on and jumped into the water. Some other apostles came out in another boat and helped tow the net to shore. When they got in, Jesus was busy cooking fish over a fire. He told them to eat some of the fish and bread he’d been cooking. None of the disciples dared to ask Jesus who he was, but they all figured it was Jesus, anyway.

3 Simon
Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth
, and entered into a ship immediately;
and that night they caught nothing.

(21.3)
“Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth … and that night they caught nothing.”

4 But
when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.

(21.4)
“When the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.”

5
Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.

(21.5)
“Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.”

6 And
he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

(21.6)
“He said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.”

7 Therefore
that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.

(21.7)
“That disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.”

8 And
the other disciples came in a little ship
; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,)
dragging the net with fishes.

(21.8)
“The other disciples came in a little ship … dragging the net with fishes.”

9
As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.

(21.9)
“As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.”

10
Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.

(21.10)
“Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.”

11 Simon
Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three
: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.

(21.11)
“Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three.”

12
Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.

(21.12) “Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.”

13
Jesus
then cometh, and
taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.

(21.13)
“Jesus … taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.”

14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.

(21.15-17) Jesus keeps asking Peter the same question: Do you love me more than all the others? Peter keeps telling him that he does.

15 So when they had dined,
Jesus saith to Simon Peter
, Simon, son of Jonas,
lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.
He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

(21.15)
“Jesus saith to Simon Peter … lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.”

16
He saith to him again the second time, Simon
, son of Jonas,
lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.
He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

(21.16)
“He saith to him again the second time, Simon … lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.”

17
He saith unto him the third time, Simon
, son of Jonas,
lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee.
Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

(21.17)
“He saith unto him the third time, Simon … lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee.”
346 Did Jesus know everything?

18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.

19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.

20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth
the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper
, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?

(21.20) “The disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper”

21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?

(21.22-23) Jesus implies that he will return to earth during the lifetime of John.

22 Jesus saith unto him,
If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
follow thou me.

(21.22)
“If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?”

23
Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?

(21.23)
“Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?”
Either way, Jesus was wrong. John died nearly 2000 years ago and Jesus didn’t return.

24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.

25 And
there are also many other things which Jesus did
, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even
the world itself could not contain the books that should be written.
Amen.

(21.25)
“There are also many other things which Jesus did …
[that]
the world itself could not contain the books that should be written.”
John says that a single book couldn’t contain all the things that Jesus did. Yet the author of Acts claims that he included everything that Jesus did in his “former treatise” (the gospel of Luke).
447 Did Luke include everything that Jesus did?