Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Concerning The Resurrection: Christ Was Raised From The Dead And Seen By Many

15 Now I make-known to you, brothers, the good-news which I announced-as-good-news to you, which you also received, in which you also stand, ² through which you also are being saved— if ^[a] you are holding-on in that message I announced-as-good-news to you, unless^[b] you believed in-vain. ³ For I delivered to you among the first^[c] things what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, ⁴ and that He was buried, and that He has been raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, ⁵ and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. ⁶ After that He appeared to over five-hundred brothers at-one-time, of whom the majority are remaining until now. But some fell-asleep. ⁷ After that He appeared to James, then to all the apostles. ⁸ And last of all, as-if-indeed^[d] to the untimely-born^[e] one, He appeared to me also. ⁹ For I am the least of the apostles— who am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. ¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am what I am. And His grace toward me did not become^[f] empty^[g]. But I labored even more than them all— yet not I, but the grace of God with me. ¹¹ So whether it was I or those, thus we are proclaiming, and thus you believed.

5 ¹ And it came about during the crowd’s pressing-upon Him and listening-to the word of God that He was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret^[a]. ² And He saw two boats standing beside the lake. And the fishermen, having gotten-out of them, were washing their nets. ³ And having gotten into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, He asked him to put-out a little from the land. And having sat-down, He was teaching the crowds from the boat.

Jesus Brings Simon a Great Catch of Fish. Now You Will Be Catching People

⁴ And when He ceased speaking, He said to Simon, “Put-out into the deep [water] and lower^[b] your nets for a catch”. ⁵ And having responded, Simon said, “Master, having labored through the whole night, we took nothing. But at^[c] Your word, I will lower the nets. ⁶ And having done this, they enclosed a large number of fish. And their nets were being torn. ⁷ And they signaled to their companions in the other boat that having come, they might help them. And they came. And they filled both the boats so that they were sinking. ⁸ And having seen it, Simon Peter fell at the knees of Jesus, saying, “Depart from me, because I am a sinful man, Master”. ⁹ For astonishment at the catch of fish which they took seized him, and all the ones with him. ¹⁰ And likewise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be fearing. From now on you will be catching^[d] people!” ¹¹ And having brought their boats on land, having left everything, they followed Him.