John 21:6

And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” Therefore they cast, and they were not able to haul it in because of the multitude of fish.

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

In Context

5Then Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any food?” They answered Him, “No.”

7Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and he threw himself into the sea.

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Cross References

Matthew 7:27and the rain came down, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And its fall was great.”

John 2:5His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He may say to you, do.”

Acts 4:4However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

Matthew Henry on John 21:2-15

Christ with His Disciples. 1 After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise showed he himself. 2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. 3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. 4 But when the morning was now come,… Read the whole commentary →

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