The word that Jesus would show himself to all who believed on him, on this mountain in Galilee, led the followers of Jesus from all parts of the land to go to Galilee and to this mountain. They waited near that place for some days without seeing Jesus. One morning seven of the eleven disciples of Jesus were on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. These seven men were Simon Peter, James and John, Thomas, Nathanael (who was also called Bartholomew, which means "son of Tolmai"), and two other disciples, whose names have not been given. While they were standing by the lake, Peter felt a longing for his old work as a fisherman, and he said to the others: "I am going fishing." He thought that while they were waiting for Jesus to come, they might also do some work. The other six men said: "We will go fishing with you." [Illustration: At daybreak they saw a man standing on the shore, who called to them: "Throw out your net on the right side of the boat and you will catch some fish."] They went out in the boat, and fished all night, but caught nothing. The next morning, just as the day was breaking, they saw a man standing on the shore. "Boys," called out this man, "have you caught anything?" "No," they answered him. "Throw out your net on the right side of the boat," said the stranger, "and you will find some fish." They threw out the net as the man told them, and at once it was filled with large fish, so full that they could not at first haul it in. Then John, the disciple whom Jesus loved, said to Peter: "That is our Lord!" When Simon Peter heard that this man on the shore was the Lord Jesus, he slipped on his coat--for he had taken it off while working--and leaped into the water to swim ashore. The other disciples came ashore in a smaller boat, dragging the net, full of fish; for they were not more than a hundred yards from the beach. When they landed on the shore, they saw a charcoal fire burning, with some fish cooking upon it and some bread beside it. Jesus said: "Bring some of the fish that you have caught." Peter went to the boat and pulled the net ashore, full of large fish. They counted them afterward, and found that they numbered one hundred and fifty-three; but although there were so many, the net was not torn anywhere. Jesus said to them: "Come and have breakfast." They sat down on the beach beside the fire; and Jesus passed the bread around to them, and also the broiled fish. This was now the third time that Jesus was seen by his disciples after rising from the dead; for he had already appeared to them on two Sunday evenings in Jerusalem; and in all, this was the seventh appearance of Jesus after his rising from the dead. After they had eaten their breakfast, and were still sitting together, Jesus said to Simon Peter: "Simon, son of Jonas, do you love me more than the others?" "Why, Master," answered Peter, "you know that I am your friend." "Then," said Jesus, "feed my lambs."