<p>21:14 <em>This was the third time that Jesus was manifested to the disciples, after he had risen from the dead</em>- The synoptics appear to record other appearances, so this must mean that this was the third time recorded in John that Jesus revealed Himself to them all together as a group at one and the same time. The same word for &quot;manifested&quot; is used when John later writes that &quot;the life was manifested, and we have seen it and bear witness...&quot; (1 Jn. 1:2). He has in view the resurrected Lord of life, whom they saw and handled. But the witness they were making to this 'manifestation' included a recognition in the resurrection accounts that they had been so slow to accept that 'manifestation' of life which they now urged others to accept. Again we see a humility in their witness, which would have made them very convincing and approachable as preachers and teachers.</p>