When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was tearing.
In the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hands rest; for you do not know which activity will find success, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.
So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink.
Then those who gladly received his word were baptized, and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
But many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men grew to about five thousand.
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
And let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not give up.