And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking.
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.
But many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.