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Jn 21:5b ... They-answered him ... No!

gematria value of verse 21:5a + 5b = 4,905 + 2,465 = 7,370 units

The 4th and 5th phrases have these 2 narrator and 1 dialog words ... apekrithēsan {484} autōi {1511}, Ou {470} (They-answered him, "No").

The 3 words are bottom up. The disciples may not have caught any fish but the number value of the verse did! The gematria value of the first two phrases (4905) plus the last two phrases (2465) totals 7,370 units. That number is equal to the perimeter of the cross that is visually tangent to the boat in the sea, the three words stating their answer (No), the circle of the risen Jesus (8880), and the two pairs of fish caught in the top and bottom arm of the cross. As soon as the disciples say they don't have any, the "fish" take the place of Jesus. The diagram shows their one word answer ... No! (Ou). This 7370 cross is virtually the same size as the 7377 cross in verse 21:4.

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