John 21:6 BSB — MannaFest

John 21:6

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.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

4 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 12 (444)

Our Lord Jesus Christ once more gladdens His disciples with the enjoyment of the sight of Himself, Whom they so greatly longed to see, and vouchsafes unto them a third visit, in addition to the other two, in order that He might confirm their minds, and render them unchangeably steadfast in faith towards Him.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

When their ingenuity and industry failed them, the power of Christ came in opportunely for their relief; for he would take care that those who had left all for him should not want any good thing. When we are most at a loss, Jehovah--jireh. [3.] As the memorial of a former mercy, with which Christ had formerly recompensed Peter for the loan of his boat, Luke

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And ye shall find - The Ethiopic, three copies of the Itala, and St. Cyril, add, They said therefore unto him, we have labored all the night and caught nothing, nevertheless at thy command we will let down the net. This is borrowed from Luk 5:5. For the multitude of fishes - This was intended as an emblem of the immense number of souls which should be converted to God by their ministry; according to the promise of Christ, Mat 4:19.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing--(See on Lu 5:11). that night . . . caught nothing--as at the first miraculous draught (see on Lu 5:5); no doubt so ordered that the miracle might strike them the more by contrast. The same principle is seen in operation throughout much of Christ's ministry, and is indeed a great law of God's spiritual procedure with His people.

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Original language & word study

27 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	And	G1161 →
εἶπεν	eipen	He said	G2036 →
αὐτοῖς·	autois	to them;	G846 →
βάλετε	balete	do cast	G906 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
δεξιὰ	dexia	right	G1188 →
μέρη	merē	side	G3313 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
πλοίου	ploiou	boat	G4143 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
δίκτυον	diktuon	net	G1350 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
εὑρήσετε.	heurēsete	you will find [some].	G2147 →
ἔβαλον	ebalon	They cast	G906 →
οὖν,	oun	therefore,	G3767 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οὐκέτι	ouketi	no longer	G3756 →G2089 →
αὐτὸ	auto	it	G846 →
ἑλκύσαι	helkusai	to haul in	G1670 →
ἴσχυον	ischuon	were they able	G2480 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
πλήθους	plēthous	multitude	G4128 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
ἰχθύων.	ichthuōn	fish.	G2486 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 2:5
His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
leads to
- Genesis 6:22
  So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.
- John 15:14
  You are My friends if you do what I command you.
- Hebrews 11:8
  By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
- Luke 5:5–6
  “Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
- Hebrews 5:9
  And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
Through
Acts 2:41
Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
leads to
- Acts 4:4
  But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
- Acts 2:47
  praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
- Acts 16:31–34
  They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”