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THE PROOF OF CHRIST'S DIVINITY 535
and my God I'' But Jesus said to him, ''Because ou hast seen Me, Thomas, thou hast believed; blessed are they that have not seen, and have believed."
At the command of our blessed Savior, the apostles By left Jerusalem and went back to Galilee. One day a Se t
short time later, Simon Peter, and Thomas, and Na­ thanael, and James and John, and two others, were standing together on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Peter said to the others, "I go a-fishing." They said, "We also come with thee." And they went forth and entered into a ship.
All night long they labored, but they caught nothing. When morning was come, they rowed for the shore. They were still some distance out when they saw a man standing at the water's edge. He called out to them, "Have you any meat7 Have you anything to ea '' hey answered, ''No.'' Then He said to them, ''Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and you shall nd
shes.''
They did as He directed, and caught so many shes
that they were not able to draw in the net.
Seeing this, John said to Peter, "It is the Lord." At once, Peter girt his cloak around him and, casting himself into the sea, swam for the shore. The other apostles came in the ship, dragging after them the net
with the shes in it.
They beached the boat, and saw hot coals lying
there, and a sh laid on them, and bread. Jesus said to them, "Bring hither some of the shes which you have caught.'' Simon Peter went up and drew the net to land, and it was full of great shes_, a hundred and
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