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

4As the sun was rising, Jesus stood on the shore. The disciples didn’t realize that it was Jesus. 5Jesus asked them, “Friends, haven’t you caught any fish?” They answered him, “No, we haven’t.” He told them, “Throw the net out on the right side of the boat, and you’ll catch some.” So they threw the net out and were unable to pull it in because so many fish were in it. 7The disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It’s the Lord.” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put back on the clothes that he had taken off and jumped into the sea. 8The other disciples came with the boat and dragged the net full of fish. They weren’t far from the shore, only about 100 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Castβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• the netδίκτυονdiktuon · netG1350
• onεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the rightδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
• sideμέροςmeros · partG3313
• of the shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• ye shall findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• nowἔτιeti · stillG2089
• they wereἰσχύωischuō · be strongG2480
• notοὐou · noG3756
• to drawἕλκωhelkuō helkō · to draw/persuadeG1670
• forἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the multitudeπλῆθοςplēthos · multitudeG4128
• of fishesἰχθύςichthus · fishG2486

Cross-references for John 21:6

• Matthew 7:27Rain poured, and floods came. Winds blew and struck that house. It collapsed, and the result was a total disaster.”
• Luke 5:4When he finished speaking, he told Simon, “Take the boat into deep water, and lower your nets to catch some fish.”
• John 2:5His mother told the servers, “Do whatever he tells you.”
• Psalms 8:8the birds, the fish, whatever swims in the currents of the seas.
• Hebrews 2:6Instead, someone has declared this somewhere in Scripture: “What is a mortal that you should remember him, or the Son of Man that you take care of him?
• Acts 2:41Those who accepted what Peter said were baptized. That day about 3,000 people were added ⌞to the group⌟.
• Acts 4:4But many of those who had heard the message became believers, so the number of men who believed grew to about 5,000.

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