However, not to give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook, and take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel; take that and give it to them for me and for yourself.”
Luke 5:4 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon (Peter), Put out into the deep [water], and lower your nets for a haul. American Standard Version (1901) And when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. Common English Bible When he finished speaking to the crowds, he said to Simon, “Row out farther, into the deep water, and drop your nets for a catch.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then, when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, "Lead us into deep water, and release your nets for a catch." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now when he had ceased to speak, he said to Simon: Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. |
However, not to give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook, and take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel; take that and give it to them for me and for yourself.”
And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.”
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, for the quantity of fish.