4
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon,
“Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”
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Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”
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When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.
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So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
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When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”
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For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,