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NASB	John 21:1 After these things Jesus manifested Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and He manifested Himself in this way.
AMPLIFIED 2015	John 21:1 After this Jesus revealed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias (Galilee). And He did it in this way:

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Bible Question: Good Morning,
reading John 21-:1-4 and Luke 5:1-11

These two passages read to me at the same. But my friend is telling me that there are two drifferent miracles.
The seem to be the same. What am I missing?

Thank, God Bless

Bible Answer: Catch of Fish.
I think these stories intentionally echo each other. In Luke, Jesus is calling the disciples. This miracle calls them into the life of following Jesus.

The miracle in John happens after the resurrection. The disciples are still unsure of how to proceed -- they have no direction since the crucifixion. They have returned to their old lives of fishing in Galilee. But Jesus calls them again, echoing the way he called them in the first place. This is, then, a second miracle that intentionally recalls the details of the first one.

The resurrection appearances often echo things Jesus did during his ministry -- for example, he is recognized by how he breaks the bread at Emmaus. (Luke 24).

Also -- the element of "calling" in this John text is strengthened by what follows: Peter is forgiven for his betrayal, and is called to build the church.

In my reading of the gospels, I always find that the miracles function at a symbolic level. Not to say that Jesus didn't perform the miracles, but rather that Jesus is so concerned with meaning that his miracles provide symbolic views of God's character. Thus, the feeding of the masses reflects the feast of heaven... the healing of the blind man in John's gospel becomes a teaching opportunity about spiritual blindness, and so on. The miraculous catch of fish point to the abundance and effectiveness in serving God.

Does that make sense? What do you think?