3Simon 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.
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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.
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. …
For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; …
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. …
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.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-14)We have here an account of Christ’s appearance to his disciples at the sea of Tiberias. Now, 1. Let us compare this appearance with those that went before , In those Christ showed himself to his disciples when they were met in a solemn assembly (it should seem, for religious worship) upon a Lord’s day, and when they were all together, perhaps expecting his appearing; but in this he showed himself…
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