John 21:7

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that disciple.

John 21:20; John 21:24; John 13:23; John 19:26; John 20:2

It is.

John 20:20; John 20:28; Ps 118:23; Mark 11:3; Luke 2:11; Acts 2:36; Acts 10:36; 1Cor 15:47 Jas 2:1

when.

Song 8:7; Matt 14:28; Matt 14:29; Luke 7:47; 2Cor 5:14

fisher's coat.Or, upper coat, great coat, or, surtout, [ependutes ,] from [epi ,] upon, and [enduo ,] I clothe. naked.

That is, he was only in his vest, or under garment; for [gumnos ,] naked, like the Hebrew {arom,} is frequently applied to one who has merely laid aside his outer garment.

See 1 Sa 19:24; 2 Sa 6:20, on which see the note.

To which may be added what we read in the LXX, Job 22:6, "Thou has taken away the covering of the naked," [amphiazo,] the plaid, or blanket, in which they wrapped themselves, and besides they had no other.

In this sense Virgil says, {Nudus ara, sere nudus,} "plough naked, and sow naked," i.e., strip off your upper garments.