Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish. New Living Translation Then he said, “Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you’ll get some!” So they did, and they couldn’t haul in the net because there were so many fish in it. English Standard Version He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. Berean Standard Bible He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish. Berean Literal Bible And He said to them, "Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they cast, and they were not able to haul it in from the multitude of the fish. King James Bible 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. New King James Version And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish. New American Standard Bible And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you will find the fish.” So they cast it, and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great quantity of fish. NASB 1995 And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat and you will find a catch.” So they cast, and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great number of fish. NASB 1977 And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you will find a catch.” They cast therefore, and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great number of fish. Legacy Standard Bible And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” So they cast, and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great number of fish. Amplified Bible And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat (starboard) and you will find some.” So they cast [the net], and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great catch of fish. Christian Standard Bible “Cast the net on the right side of the boat,” he told them, “and you’ll find some.” So they did, and they were unable to haul it in because of the large number of fish. Holman Christian Standard Bible “Cast the net on the right side of the boat,” He told them, “and you’ll find some.” So they did, and they were unable to haul it in because of the large number of fish. American Standard Version And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He said to them, “Throw your net on the right side of the ship, and you will find.” And they cast and they could not haul in the net from the multitude of the fish it had caught. Contemporary English Version So he told them, "Let your net down on the right side of your boat, and you will catch some fish." They did, and the net was so full of fish that they could not drag it up into the boat. Douay-Rheims Bible He saith to them: Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and you shall find. They cast therefore; and now they were not able to draw it, for the multitude of fishes. English Revised Version And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. GOD'S WORD® Translation He told them, "Throw the net out on the right side of the boat, and you'll catch some." So they threw the net out and were unable to pull it in because so many fish were in it. Good News Translation He said to them, "Throw your net out on the right side of the boat, and you will catch some." So they threw the net out and could not pull it back in, because they had caught so many fish. International Standard Version He told them, "Throw the net on the right hand side of the boat, and you'll catch some." So they threw it out and were unable to haul it in because it was so full of fish. Literal Standard Version They answered Him, “No”; and He said to them, “Cast the net at the right side of the boat, and you will find [some]”; they cast, therefore, and no longer were they able to draw it, from the multitude of the fishes. Majority Standard Bible He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish. New American Bible So he said to them, “Cast the net over the right side of the boat and you will find something.” So they cast it, and were not able to pull it in because of the number of fish. NET Bible He told them, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they threw the net, and were not able to pull it in because of the large number of fish. New Revised Standard Version He said to them, “Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish. New Heart English Bible And he said to them, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." They cast it therefore, and now they weren't able to draw it in for the multitude of fish. Webster's Bible Translation And he said to them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. Weymouth New Testament "Throw the net in on the right hand side," He said, "and you will find fish." So they threw the net in, and now they could scarcely drag it along for the quantity of fish. World English Bible He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” They cast it therefore, and now they weren’t able to draw it in for the multitude of fish. Young's Literal Translation they answered him, 'No;' and he said to them, 'Cast the net at the right side of the boat, and ye shall find;' they cast, therefore, and no longer were they able to draw it, from the multitude of the fishes. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jesus Appears by the Sea of Tiberias…5So He called out to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” “No,” they answered. 6 He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish. 7Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea.… Cross References Ezekiel 47:10 Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea. Luke 5:4 When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch." Luke 5:6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear. Treasury of Scripture And he said to them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and you shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. Cast. Matthew 7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. Luke 5:4-7 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught… They cast. John 2:5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. Psalm 8:8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. Hebrews 2:6-9 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? … the multitude. Acts 2:41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. Acts 4:4 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand. Jump to Previous Able Boat Cast Catch Drag Draw Find Fish Fishes Great Hand Haul Large Multitude Net Quantity Right Right-Hand Scarcely Ship Side Threw Throw Unable Water Weren'tJump to Next Able Boat Cast Catch Drag Draw Find Fish Fishes Great Hand Haul Large Multitude Net Quantity Right Right-Hand Scarcely Ship Side Threw Throw Unable Water Weren'tJohn 21 1. Jesus appearing again to his disciples is known of them by the great catch of fish.12. He dines with them; 15. earnestly commands Peter to feed his lambs and sheep; 18. foretells him of his death; 22. rebukes his curiosity. 24. The conclusion. (6) Cast the net on the right side of the ship.--Comp. Note on Luke 5:6. Here the special direction is to cast the net on the right side. We must suppose that the net was cast on the left side, and that they think the speaker who stands on the shore sees some indication of fishes on the other side, for He is still as a stranger to them, and yet they at once obey Him. They were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.--That is, they were not able to draw it up into the boat. In John 21:8 they are described as dragging it to the shore. Greek He toldεἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. them, αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. “Cast Βάλετε (Balete) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 906: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. net δίκτυον (diktyon) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 1350: A fishing-net. Probably from a primary verb diko; a seine. on εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the τὰ (ta) Article - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. right δεξιὰ (dexia) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 1188: On the right hand, right hand, right. From dechomai; the right side or hand. side μέρη (merē) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 3313: A part, portion, share. From an obsolete but more primary form of meiromai; a division or share. of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. boat, πλοίου (ploiou) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 4143: A ship, vessel, boat. From pleo; a sailer, i.e. Vessel. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. you will find [some].” εὑρήσετε (heurēsete) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. So οὖν (oun) Conjunction Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. they cast [it there], ἔβαλον (ebalon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 906: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. they were unable ἴσχυον (ischyon) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2480: To have strength, be strong, be in full health and vigor, be able; meton: I prevail. From ischus; to have force. to haul it in ἑλκύσαι (helkysai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 1670: To drag, draw, pull, persuade, unsheathe. Or helko hel'-ko; probably akin to haireomai; to drag. because of ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. great number πλήθους (plēthous) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 4128: A multitude, crowd, great number, assemblage. From pletho; a fulness, i.e. A large number, throng, populace. of τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. fish. ἰχθύων (ichthyōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 2486: A fish. Of uncertain affinity; a fish. Links John 21:6 NIVJohn 21:6 NLT John 21:6 ESV John 21:6 NASB John 21:6 KJV John 21:6 BibleApps.com John 21:6 Biblia Paralela John 21:6 Chinese Bible John 21:6 French Bible John 21:6 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: John 21:6 He said to them Cast the net (Jhn Jo Jn) |