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When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon [Peter], “Put out into the deep water and lower your nets for a catch [of fish].” Simon replied, “Master, we worked hard all night [to the point of exhaustion] and caught nothing [in our nets], but at Your word I will [do as you say and] lower the nets [again].” When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their nets were [at the point of] breaking; so they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both of the boats [with fish], so that they began to sink.

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When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”(A)

Simon answered, “Master,(B) we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything.(C) But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”

When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.(D) 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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