After eight days the disciples of the Lord were again in the house, and Thomas with them. And the Lord Jesus came, with the doors shut, and stood in the midst of them, and said unto them, Peace be unto you. Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger hither, and see my hands; Give thy hand and put it into my side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing.

Thomas answered and said to him, "My Lord and my God! The Lord Jesus said to him, "Thou hast believed, because thou hast seen me; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.

254. The Seventh Apparition of the Lord: On the Sea of Tiberias

In. 21, 1-6.

After this, the Lord Jesus again appeared to His disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. And he appeared thus: Simon Peter, and Thomas, who is called the Twin, and Nathanael of Cana of Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two of His other disciples were together. Simon Peter said to them, "I am going to fish." They said to him, "We are also going with you." They went and immediately entered the boat, and caught nothing that night.

And when morning came, the Lord Jesus was standing on the shore; but the disciples did not know that it was the Lord Jesus. The Lord Jesus said to them, "Children! Do you have any food? They answered him, "No." And he said to them, "Cast your nets on the right side of the boat, and you will catch them."

255. Wonderful fishing

In. 21, 6-14.

They threw it, and could no longer pull out the nets from the multitude of fish. Then the disciple whom the Lord Jesus loved said to Peter, "This is the Lord." And when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girded himself with a garment, for he was naked, and threw himself into the sea. And the other disciples sailed in a boat, for they were not far from the land, about two hundred cubits,36 dragging a net with fish.

When they came to the ground, they saw a fire spread out and fish and bread lying on it. The Lord Jesus said to them, "Bring the fish that you have now caught." Simon Peter went and pulled out a net on the ground, filled with large fish, of which there were one hundred and fifty-three; And with such a multitude, the net did not break.

The Lord Jesus said to them, "Come, dine." None of the disciples dared to ask Him, "Who art thou?" knowing that it is the Lord. The Lord Jesus comes, takes bread and gives them fish.

This was the third time the Lord Jesus appeared to His disciples (several at once) after His resurrection from the dead.

256. Seventh Apparition: Discourse at Fishing

In. 21, 15-24.