John 21:6

John 21:6 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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, because of the quantity of fish.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.

Context of John 21:6

4Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not recognize that it was Jesus. 5So He called out to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” “No,” they answered. 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. 7Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea. 8The other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.

John 21:6 word by word

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· βάλετε εἰς τὰ δεξιὰ μέρη τοῦ πλοίου τὸ δίκτυον καὶ εὑρήσετε. ἔβαλον οὖν, καὶ οὐκέτι αὐτὸ ἑλκύσαι ἴσχυον ἀπὸ τοῦ πλήθους τῶν ἰχθύων.Read the interlinear

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• He toldεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Castβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• netδίκτυονdiktuon · netG1350
• onεἰςeis · towardG1519
• rightδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
• sideμέροςmeros · partG3313
• boatπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• you will findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• Soοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• they were unableοὐκέτιouketi · not any moreG3765
• they were unableἰσχύωischuō · be strongG2480
• to haul it inἕλκωhelkuō helkō · to draw/persuadeG1670
• because ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• great numberπλῆθοςplēthos · multitudeG4128
• fishἰχθύςichthus · fishG2486

Cross-references for John 21:6

• Matthew 7:27The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
• Luke 5:4When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
• John 2:5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
• Psalms 8:8the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.
• Hebrews 2:6But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
• Acts 2:41Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
• Acts 4:4But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.

Commentaries on John 21:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6And 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 Luke 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, Matthew 4:19.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6On the right side - Why the right side is mentioned is not known. Grotius supposes that it was the side nearest the shore, where there was less probability of taking fish. It does not appear that they yet recognized the Lord Jesus, but from some cause they had sufficient confidence in him to make another trial. Perhaps they judged that he was one skilled in that employment, and knew where there was the greatest probability of success.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Cast the net on the right side: To throw a net into the sea at random would not be helpful. But when they followed the stranger's advice, they caught many fish immediately (21:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-63-6. 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.Read the comment

Topics related to John 21:6

• Fish
• Galilee
• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Miracles
• Net
• Peter

In the dictionaries

• Dare
• Fishing, the art of
• Galilee, Sea of
• Peter
• Able
• Andrew
• Body, Spiritual
• Fishing
• James
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on John 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings