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NASB | John 21:11 Simon Peter went up and drew the net to land, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not torn. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 21:11 So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net to land, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three [of them]; and although there were so many, the net was not torn. |
Bible Question:
Hi Steve: Yes but 153 total up to be nine. I was listening to a tape and the prophet said the 153 represented Sons Of God, when I looked in the Hebrew and Greek I found other answer, that god me wondering why he said that, then I thought 153 totals 9 and the prophet said the vaule of 153 means Sons Of God, so I went to look up #9 and it is not in the Strongs. Do you have any idea? Thanks Kim |
Bible Answer: kcb, Some suggestions to be found in study Bibles and other commentaries are: The numbering of the fish proves that John was an eyewitness There were 153 species of fish in the sea (since shown to be wrong) One refers to Shem's race, three refers to Ham's race, and five refers to Japheth's race (Noah's sons) 153 is the number of people Jesus ministers to in the Gospel of John Jesus lived for 12,240 days which equals 80 x 153; and Jesus ministered for 918 days which equals 6 x 153. Source: http://philologos.org/bpr/files/Misc_Studies/ms025.htm You can play with numbers if you wish. 153 is ... 3 times 3 times 17 1 plus 2 plus 3 plus 4 plus .5 ... plus 17 1 plus (1 times 2) plus (1 times 2 times 3) plus (1 times 2 times 3 times 4) plus (1 times 2 times 3 times 4 times 5) (12 times 12) plus (3 times 3) (1 times 1 times 1) plus (5 times 5 times 5) plus (3 times 3 times 3) Searcher |