John 21:3
“I'm going fishing,” Simon Peter said to them. “We'll come with you,” they replied. So they left and went out in the boat, but all night they caught nothing.
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4When dawn came Jesus was standing on the shore, but the disciples didn't know it was him.
Cross References
2 Kings 6:1The sons of the prophets told Elisha, “Look, the place we meet with you is too small for us.
Matthew 4:18As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee Jesus saw two brothers. Simon, also called Peter, and his brother Andrew, were casting a net in the sea. They made their living by catching fish.
Luke 5:10James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon's partners, felt the same way. “Don't be afraid,” Jesus told Simon. “From now on you'll be fishing for people!”
Acts 20:34You know that I worked with my own hands to provide for my own needs, as well as for those who were with me.
1 Corinthians 9:6Is it only Barnabas and myself who have to work to support ourselves?
2 Thessalonians 3:7You certainly know that you should follow our example, because while we were with you we weren't lazy,
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 →