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OET (OET-RV)when Simon Peter said that he was goingfishing and the others said that they’d join him. ¶ So they went off and got in the boat, but they didn’t catch anything that night.
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ULTSimon Peter says to them, “I am going fishing.” They say to him, “We also are coming with you.” They went out and got into a boat, but they caught nothing during that night.
USTSimon Peter told the other disciples with him, “I am going to catch some fish.” They told him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat and fished, but they did not catch any fish that night.
BSBSimon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” § “We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.
BLBSimon Peter says to them, "I am going to fish." They say to him, "We also are coming with you." They went forth and went up into the boat, and during that night they caught nothing.
AICNTSimon Peter says to them, “I am going fishing.” They say to him, “We are coming with you as well.” They went out and got into the boat [[immediately]],[fn] and that night they caught nothing.
OEB‘I am going fishing.’ ¶ ‘We will come with you,’ said the others. They went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.
WEBBESimon Peter said to them, “I’m going fishing.” ¶ They told him, “We are also coming with you.” They immediately went out and entered into the boat. That night, they caught nothing.
NETSimon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they replied. They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
LSVSimon Peter says to them, “I go away to fish”; they say to him, “We go—we also—with you”; they went forth and immediately entered into the boat, and on that night they caught nothing.
FBV“I'm going fishing,” Simon Peter said to them. “We'll come with you,” they replied. So they left and went out in the boat, but all night they caught nothing.
TCNTSimon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with yoʋ.” So they [fn]immediately went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
T4TSimon Peter said to us, “I am going to try to catch some fish.” We said, “We will go with you.” So we went down to the lake and got into the boat. But that night we caught nothing.
LEBSimon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing!” They said to him, “We also are coming with you.” They went out and got into the boat, and during that night they caught nothing.
BBESimon Peter said to them, I am going fishing. They said to him, And we will come with you. They went out and got into the boat; but that night they took no fish.
WymthSimon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." "We will go too," said they. So they set out and went on board their boat; but they caught nothing that night.
ASVSimon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also come with thee. They went forth, and entered into the boat; and that night they took nothing.
DRASimon Peter saith to them: I go a fishing. They say to him: We also come with thee. And they went forth, and entered into the ship: and that night they caught nothing.
YLTSimon Peter saith to them, 'I go away to fish;' they say to him, 'We go — we also — with thee;' they went forth and entered into the boat immediately, and on that night they caught nothing.
DrbySimon Peter says to them, I go to fish. They say to him, We also come with thee. They went forth, and went on board, and that night took nothing.
RVSimon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also come with thee. They went forth, and entered into the boat; and that night they took nothing.
WbstrSimon Peter saith to them, I go a fishing. They say to him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a boat immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
KJB-1769Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. (Simon Peter saith/says unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee/you. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. )
KJB-1611Simon Peter saith vnto them, I goe a fishing. They say vnto him, Wee also goe with thee. They went foorth and entred into a ship immediatly, and that night they caught nothing. (Simon Peter saith/says unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee/you. They went forth and entered into a ship immediately, and that night they caught nothing.)
BshpsSimon Peter saith vnto them, I wyl go a fisshyng. They say vnto hym: We also wyll go with thee. They wet their way, and entred into a shippe immediatly, & that nyght caught they nothyng. (Simon Peter saith/says unto them, I will go a fisshyng. They say unto him: We also will go with thee/you. They wet their way, and entered into a ship immediately, and that night caught they nothing.)
GnvaSimon Peter said vnto them, I go a fishing. They said vnto him, We also will goe with thee. They went their way and entred into a ship straightway, and that night caught they nothing. (Simon Peter said unto them, I go a fishing. They said unto him, We also will go with thee/you. They went their way and entered into a ship straightway, and that night caught they nothing. )
CvdlSymon Peter sayde vnto the: I go a fyshinge. They sayde vnto hi: We also wil go wt the. They wete out, & entred into a shippe straight waye. And yt same night toke they nothinge. (Simon Peter said unto them: I go a fyshinge. They said unto him: We also will go with them. They went out, and entered into a ship straight way. And it same night took they nothing.)
TNTSimon Peter sayde vnto them: I goo a fysshynge. They sayde vnto him: we also will goo with the. They wet their waye and entred into a shippe strayght waye and that nyght caught they nothinge. (Simon Peter said unto them: I go a fysshynge. They said unto him: we also will go with them. They wet their way and entered into a ship straightway and that night caught they nothing. )
WycSymount Petre seith to hem, Y go to fische. Thei seyn to hym, And we comen with thee. And `thei wenten out, `and wenten in to a boot. And in that niyt thei token no thing. (Simon Petre saith/says to them, I go to fische. They seen to him, And we comen with thee/you. And `thei went out, `and went in to a boat. And in that niyt they token no thing.)
LuthSpricht Simon Petrus zu ihnen: Ich will hin fischen gehen. Sie sprachen zu ihm: So wollen wir mit dir gehen. Sie gingen hinaus und traten in das Schiff alsbald; und in derselbigen Nacht fingen sie nichts. (Spricht Simon Petrus to to_them: I will there fischen go. They/She said to him: So wollen we/us with you/to_you go. They/She went hinaus and traten in the ship alsbald; and in derselbigen night fingen they/she/them nothing.)
ClVgDicit eis Simon Petrus: Vado piscari. Dicunt ei: Venimus et nos tecum. Et exierunt, et ascenderunt in navim: et illa nocte nihil prendiderunt. (Dicit to_them Simon Petrus: Vado piscari. Dicunt ei: Venimus and we tecum. And exierunt, and ascenderunt in navim: and that nocte nihil prendiderunt. )
UGNTλέγει αὐτοῖς Σίμων Πέτρος, ὑπάγω ἁλιεύειν. λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, ἐρχόμεθα καὶ ἡμεῖς σὺν σοί. ἐξῆλθον καὶ ἐνέβησαν εἰς τὸ πλοῖον, καὶ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ νυκτὶ ἐπίασαν οὐδέν. (legei autois Simōn Petros, hupagō halieuein. legousin autōi, erⱪometha kai haʸmeis sun soi. exaʸlthon kai enebaʸsan eis to ploion, kai en ekeinaʸ taʸ nukti epiasan ouden.)
SBL-GNTλέγει αὐτοῖς Σίμων Πέτρος· Ὑπάγω ἁλιεύειν· λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· Ἐρχόμεθα καὶ ἡμεῖς σὺν σοί. ἐξῆλθον καὶ ἐνέβησαν εἰς τὸ ⸀πλοῖον, καὶ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ νυκτὶ ἐπίασαν οὐδέν. (legei autois Simōn Petros; Hupagō halieuein; legousin autōi; Erⱪometha kai haʸmeis sun soi. exaʸlthon kai enebaʸsan eis to ⸀ploion, kai en ekeinaʸ taʸ nukti epiasan ouden.)
TC-GNTΛέγει αὐτοῖς Σίμων Πέτρος, Ὑπάγω ἁλιεύειν. Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, Ἐρχόμεθα καὶ ἡμεῖς σὺν σοί. [fn]Ἐξῆλθον καὶ [fn]ἐνέβησαν εἰς τὸ πλοῖον [fn]εὐθύς, καὶ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ νυκτὶ ἐπίασαν οὐδέν. (Legei autois Simōn Petros, Hupagō halieuein. Legousin autōi, Erⱪometha kai haʸmeis sun soi. Exaʸlthon kai enebaʸsan eis to ploion euthus, kai en ekeinaʸ taʸ nukti epiasan ouden. )
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.
Your language may state “going” rather than coming in contexts such as this. Use whichever is more natural in your language. Alternate translation: “are going”
Here, got in a boat implies that they also took the boat out on the Sea of Tiberias in order to fish. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: “got into a boat and went fishing”
On the Friday of Passover, Jesus was crucified and his body was placed in a tomb, but early Sunday morning he was raised to life again through the power of the Holy Spirit! After this he appeared to many believers over a period of forty days until he ascended into heaven (Acts 1:1-4), although it is difficult to know in what order all these events occurred. The first believers to see the risen Jesus were women, including Mary Magdalene, who had gone that morning to finish preparing Jesus’ body with spices. Later that same day (Sunday) Jesus also appeared to two disciples traveling from Jerusalem to a town called Emmaus about seven miles away (Luke 24:13-36), likely at el-Qubeiba (see “The Battle at the Pool of Gibeon” map). Still later that day when the two disciples had returned to Jerusalem and were telling Jesus’ disciples what they saw, Jesus appeared again to them and several other believers. Apparently a week after this, presumably in Jerusalem, Jesus appeared again to a group of disciples that included Thomas (John 20:24-29). At some point Jesus also met his disciples on a mountain in the region of Galilee, perhaps at Mount Tabor or the cliffs of Arbel, where he had told them earlier to meet him (Matthew 28:16). Jesus also met with Peter and some other disciples who were fishing on the Sea of Galilee, likely near Capernaum (John 21:1-14). Finally at the end of Jesus’ forty days on earth after his resurrection, Jesus led his disciples out from Jerusalem to the vicinity of Bethany and ascended to heaven (Luke 24:50-53).
