John 21:3

¹ Later, by the Sea of Tiberias, Jesus again revealed Himself to the disciples. He made Himself known in this way:

² Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.

Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.

⁴ Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not recognize that it was Jesus.

⁵ So He called out to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” “No,” they answered.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.
KJV: 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.
WEB: Simon Peter said to them, “I’m going fishing.” They told him, “We are also coming with you.” They immediately went out and entered into the boat. That night, they caught nothing.
ASV: Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also come with thee. They went forth, and entered into the boat; and that night they took nothing.
DARBY: Simon Peter says to them, I go to fish. They say to him, We also come with thee. They went forth, and went on board, and that night took nothing.
BLB: Simon Peter says to them, “I am going to fish.” They say to him, “We are also coming with you.” They went out and went up into the boat, and in that night they caught nothing.

ÅB: Simon Peter sier til dem: Jeg går avsted for å fiske. De sier til ham: Vi går også med deg. De gikk avsted og steg i båten; men den natt fikk de intet.
OTB: Simon Peter sa til dem: «Jeg går og fisker.» De svarte: «Vi blir med deg.» Så de gikk ut og gikk om bord i båten, men den natten fanget de ingenting.
B1930: Simon Peter sier til dem: Jeg går avsted for å fiske. De sier til ham: Vi går også med dig. De gikk avsted og steg i båten; men den natt fikk de intet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Luke 5:5
“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
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Matthew 4:18–20
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
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2 Thessalonians 3:7–9
For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,
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Luke 5:10–11
and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
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1 Thessalonians 2:9
Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
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2 Kings 6:1–7
Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please take note that the place where we meet with you is too small for us.
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1 Corinthians 3:7
So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
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Acts 18:3
and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.
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