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John 21:3

Simon 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.

KJV

λέγει 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.

Greek NT

Dicit eis Simon Petrus : Vado piscari. Dicunt ei : Venimus et nos tecum. Et exierunt, et ascenderunt in navim : et illa nocte nihil prendiderunt.

Vulgate

Simon 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.

ASV

Simon 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.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

21 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Πέτρος
petros
noun · 154×
Σίμων
simon
noun · 75×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
νύξ
nux
noun · 61×
οὐδείς
oudeis
adjective · 235×
πιάζω
piazo
verb · 12×
πλοῖον
ploion
noun · 66×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
σύν
sun
preposition · 129×
ἁλιεύω
alieuo
verb · 1×
ἐκεῖνος
ekeinos
demonstrative · 240×
ἐμβαίνω
embaino
verb · 16×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐξέρχομαι
exerchomai
verb · 221×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
o
article · 19778×
ὑπάγω
upago
verb · 81×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: πλοῖον | WH/Treg/NIV: πλοῖον | RP: + εὐθύς
  • πλοῖονSBLGNT
  • πλοῖονWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + εὐθύςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 3:7 — So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
  • 1Thess 2:9 — For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
  • 2Kgs 6:1 — And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
  • 2Thess 3:7 — For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
  • Ezek 47:10 — And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of
  • Luke 5:5 — And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
  • Luke 5:5 — And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
  • Luke 5:10 — And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
  • Matt 4:18 — And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.