John 21:6 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And He said to them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat and you will find [some]. So they cast the net, and now they were not able to haul it in for such a big catch (mass, quantity) of fish [was in it].

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

He said, “Cast your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” So they did, and there were so many fish that they couldn’t haul in the net.

Catholic Public Domain Version

He said to them, "Cast the net to the right side of the ship, and you will find some." Therefore, they cast it out, and then they were not able to draw it in, because of the multitude of fish.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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.

John 21:6 Cross References

Psalm 8:8

the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

Ezekiel 47:10

People will stand fishing beside the sea from En-gedi to En-eglaim; it will be a place for the spreading of nets; its fish will be of a great many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.

Matthew 7:27

The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its fall!”

John 2:5

His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”

Acts 2:41

So those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added.

Acts 4:4

But many of those who heard the word believed, and they numbered about five thousand.