But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, (A)“Depart from me, for (B)I am a sinful man, O Lord.” For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, 10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”[a] 11 And when they had brought their boats to land, (C)they left everything and followed him.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 5:10 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women

When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”(A) For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, 10 and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners.

Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid;(B) from now on you will fish for people.” 11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.(C)

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