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AICNT [So][fn] Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn.
OEB So Simon Peter got into the boat and hauled the net ashore full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three of them; and yet, although there were so many, the net had not been torn.
WEBBE Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of one hundred and fifty-three great fish. Even though there were so many, the net wasn’t torn.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET So Simon Peter went aboard and pulled the net to shore. It was full of large fish, one hundred fifty-three, but although there were so many, the net was not torn.
LSV Simon Peter went up, and drew the net up on the land, full of great fishes—one hundred fifty-three; and though they were so many, the net was not split.
FBV Simon Peter went aboard and pulled the net full of fish ashore. There were 153 large fish, yet even so the net hadn't torn.
TCNT So Simon Peter went aboard and drew the net ashore, full of large fish, one hundred fifty-three of them. Although there were so many, the net had not torn.
T4T Simon Peter got in the boat and dragged the net to the shore. It was full of large fish. There were 153 of them! But in spite of there being so many fish, the net was not torn.
LEB So Simon Peter got into the boat[fn] and hauled the net to the land, full of large fish—one hundred fifty-three—and although there[fn] were so many, the net was not torn.
BBE So Peter went to the boat and came back pulling the net to land, full of great fish, a hundred and fifty-three; and though there was such a number the net was not broken.
Moff No Moff YHN (JHN) book available
Wymth So Simon Peter went on board the boat and drew the net ashore full of large fish, 153 in number; and yet, although there were so many, the net had not broken.
ASV Simon Peter therefore went up, and drew the net to land, full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, the net was not rent.
DRA Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of great fishes, one hundred and fifty-three. And although there were so many, the net was not broken.
YLT Simon Peter went up, and drew the net up on the land, full of great fishes, an hundred fifty and three, and though they were so many, the net was not rent.
Drby Simon Peter went up and drew the net to the land full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty-three; and though there were so many, the net was not rent.
RV Simon Peter therefore went up, and drew the net to land, full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, the net was not rent.
Wbstr Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty and three: and notwithstanding there were so many, yet the net was not broken.
KJB-1769 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
KJB-1611 Simon Peter went vp, & drewe the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fiftie and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps Simon Peter went vp, and drewe the net to the lande, full of great fisshes, an hundred and fiftie and three: And for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
(Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to the land, full of great fisshes, an hundred and fifty and three: And for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.)
Gnva Simon Peter stepped foorth and drewe the net to land, full of great fishes, an hundreth, fiftie and three: and albeit there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
(Simon Peter stepped forth and drew the net to land, full of great fishes, an hundreth, fifty and three: and albeit there were so many, yet was not the net broken. )
Cvdl Symon Peter stepped forth, and drew the nett to the londe, full of greate fysshes, an hundreth and thre and fyftie. And for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
(Simon Peter stepped forth, and drew the nett to the land, full of great fishes, an hundreth and three and fyftie. And for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.)
TNT Simon Peter stepped forthe and drewe the net to londe full of greate fysshes an hondred and .liii. And for all ther were so many yet was not the net broken.
(Simon Peter stepped forth and drew the net to land full of great fishes an hondred and .liii. And for all there were so many yet was not the net broken. )
Wycl Symount Petre wente vp, and drowy the nett in to the lond, ful of grete fischis, an hundrid fifti and thre; and whanne thei weren so manye, the nett was not brokun.
(Simon Petre went up, and drowy the nett in to the land, full of great fishes, an hundred fifty and thre; and when they were so manye, the nett was not brokun.)
Luth Simon Petrus stieg hinein und zog das Netz auf das Land voll großer Fische, hundert und dreiundfünfzig. Und wiewohl ihrer so viel waren, zerriß doch das Netz nicht.
(Simon Petrus stieg hinein and pulled the Netz on the Land voll großer Fische, hundred and threeundfünfzig. And wiewohl of_their/her so many were, zerriß though/but the Netz not.)
ClVg Ascendit Simon Petrus et traxit rete in terram, plenum magnis piscibus centum quinquaginta tribus. Et cum tanti essent, non est scissum rete.
(Ascendit Simon Petrus and traxit rete in the_earth/land, plenum magnis piscibus hundred quinquaginta tribus. And when/with tanti essent, not/no it_is scissum rete. )
UGNT ἀνέβη οὖν Σίμων Πέτρος, καὶ εἵλκυσεν τὸ δίκτυον εἰς τὴν γῆν μεστὸν ἰχθύων μεγάλων ἑκατὸν πεντήκοντα τριῶν; καὶ τοσούτων ὄντων, οὐκ ἐσχίσθη τὸ δίκτυον.
(anebaʸ oun Simōn Petros, kai heilkusen to diktuon eis taʸn gaʸn meston iⱪthuōn megalōn hekaton pentaʸkonta triōn; kai tosoutōn ontōn, ouk esⱪisthaʸ to diktuon.)
SBL-GNT ἀνέβη ⸀οὖν Σίμων Πέτρος καὶ εἵλκυσεν τὸ δίκτυον ⸂εἰς τὴν γῆν⸃ μεστὸν ἰχθύων μεγάλων ἑκατὸν πεντήκοντα τριῶν· καὶ τοσούτων ὄντων οὐκ ἐσχίσθη τὸ δίκτυον.
(anebaʸ ⸀oun Simōn Petros kai heilkusen to diktuon ⸂eis taʸn gaʸn⸃ meston iⱪthuōn megalōn hekaton pentaʸkonta triōn; kai tosoutōn ontōn ouk esⱪisthaʸ to diktuon.)
TC-GNT [fn]Ἀνέβη Σίμων Πέτρος, καὶ εἵλκυσε τὸ δίκτυον [fn]ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, μεστὸν ἰχθύων μεγάλων ἑκατὸν πεντήκοντα τριῶν· καὶ τοσούτων ὄντων, οὐκ ἐσχίσθη τὸ δίκτυον.
(Anebaʸ Simōn Petros, kai heilkuse to diktuon epi taʸs gaʸs, meston iⱪthuōn megalōn hekaton pentaʸkonta triōn; kai tosoutōn ontōn, ouk esⱪisthaʸ to diktuon. )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:
Fishing in Galilee
Jesus’ knowledge of fishing is evident throughout the four Gospels. The fishing trade provided Jesus with raw materials for parables (Matt 7:10; 13:47-51) as well as a job description for his apostles (“to fish for people,” Matt 4:19). In John 21, Jesus uses fishing to reveal himself to his apostles following his resurrection.
Commercial fishermen in ancient Galilee fished exclusively with nets. Three types of nets were in use:
The drag net was the most ancient kind of net. A wall-like net with weights on the bottom and cork floats on the top was first pulled along the coast. Then the lead rope was swept across the sea by boat and pulled back to shore. The drag net pulled in many fish that could not be eaten under Jewish law. The fish were sorted, the good kept, and the bad thrown out. Jesus used the image of the drag net to describe the day of judgment (Matt 13:47-51).
The cast net was circular and measured fifteen to twenty feet across. It had lead weights attached to its edges and was tossed into the sea by a lone fisherman. It landed, sank, and caught unwary fish. The fisherman then dove into the water and either pulled the fish out individually or gathered the net and lifted it into the boat. Simon and Andrew were using cast nets when Jesus called them (Matt 4:18-20; Mark 1:16-18).
The trammel net, the only type still used today, is a compound net built from three layers of net. The two outer nets are identical and have wide openings while the inner net is finely meshed and loose, flowing easily in and out of the outer nets. The net is spread in the water in a long line, usually at night, and held while other fishermen scare the fish toward it. The fish enter the first outer net easily, push against the fine mesh inner net and then carry the fine net into the second outer net, entangling themselves hopelessly. The net is then hauled ashore, the fish are disentangled and sorted, and the many breaks in the net are repaired. When Jesus called James and John to follow him, they were repairing their trammel nets (Matt 4:18-22; Mark 1:19-20).
When Jesus instructed Simon to let down his net again after fishing all night, a miraculous catch of fish convicted Simon (Luke 5:1-11). A similar event occurred in John 21:1-11 when Simon Peter returned from a fruitless night and Jesus told him to throw out his net once more. Peter likely grabbed a cast net, which was then filled with so many fish it was difficult to haul in.
Passages for Further Study
Matt 4:19-22; 7:10; 13:47-48; Mark 1:19-20; 6:41; Luke 5:1-7; John 21:1-14
