They saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. — In the original the tenses are present, describing the scene as it was impressed on the mind of the writer. They saw a fire of coals and fish lying thereon, and bread, or, perhaps,.... and a fish lying thereon, and a loaf.
For “fire of coals” comp. Note on John 18:18.
For the word rendered “fish,” comp. John 21:10; John 21:13, and Notes on John 6:9; John 6:11. In this passage and in John 21:13 only it occurs in the singular, but it seems clear that it may be collective, as our word “fish.”