Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of great fish, one hundred fifty-three; and even though there were so many, the net wasn’t torn.
Parallel translations
- KJV 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.
- BSB So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn.
- ESV So 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.
- NKJV Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken.
- NASB So Simon Peter went up and hauled the net to land, full of large fish, 153; and although there were so many, the net was not torn.
- NLT So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net to the shore. There were 153 large fish, and yet the net hadn’t torn.
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Cross-references · 2
- Luke 5:6–8When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking.
- Acts 2:41Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.
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