John 21:6

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܐܳܡܰܪ ܠܗܽܘܢ ܐܰܪܡܰܘ ܡܨܺܝܕ݂ܬ݁ܟ݂ܽܘܢ ܡܶܢ ܓ݁ܰܒ݁ܳܐ ܕ݁ܝܰܡܺܝܢܳܐ ܕ݁ܰܣܦ݂ܺܝܢ݈ܬ݁ܳܐ ܘܡܶܫܟ݁ܚܺܝܢ ܐܢ݈ܬ݁ܽܘܢ ܘܰܐܪܡܺܝܘ ܘܠܳܐ ܐܶܫܟ݁ܰܚܘ ܠܡܶܓ݁ܕ݂ܳܗ ܠܰܡܨܺܝܕ݂ܬ݁ܳܐ ܡܶܢ ܣܽܘܓ݂ܳܐܐ ܕ݁ܢܽܘܢܶܐ ܕ݁ܶܐܚܕ݁ܰܬ݂ ܀

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cast: Matthew 7:27, Luke 5:4-7

They cast: John 2:5, Psalms 8:8, Hebrews 2:6-9

the multitude: Acts 2:41, Acts 4:4

Reciprocal: Habakkuk 1:15 - they catch Malachi 3:10 - that there Luke 5:6 - they enclosed

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said unto them,.... Willing to make himself known by a miracle, since they knew him not by his person, nor voice:

cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find; that is, a large multitude of fish, as they did. The ship was an emblem of the church in its present afflicted state; the right side of it points to the elect, and where they are to be found in this world; the casting of the net signifies the preaching of the Gospel; the promise of finding fish, the assurance Christ gives of the success of his word, which he owns and blesses for the conversion of elect sinners:

they cast therefore; the net, willing to try what success they might have at the instance of this person, whom they knew not. The Ethiopic version reads the passage thus, "and they said unto him, we have laboured all night, and have found nothing, but at thy word we will let down"; which seems to be taken out of Luke 5:5. However, they obeyed his orders and directions, as the faithful ministers of the Gospel do, and should, and, succeeded.

And now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. The Syriac adds, "which it held"; being in number, as in John 21:11 an hundred and fifty, and three great fishes; which was an emblem and presage of that large number of souls both among the Jews and Gentiles, which they should be instrumental in bringing to Christ, through the preaching of the Gospel.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

On the right side - Why the right side is mentioned is not known. Grotius supposes that it was the side nearest the shore, where there was less probability of taking fish. It does not appear that they yet recognized the Lord Jesus, but from some cause they had sufficient confidence in him to make another trial. Perhaps they judged that he was one skilled in that employment, and knew where there was the greatest probability of success.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 21:6. And ye shall find. — The AEthiopic, three copies of the Itala, and St. Cyril, add, They said therefore unto him, we have laboured all the night and caught nothing, nevertheless at thy command we will let down the net. This is borrowed from Luke 5:5.

For the multitude of fishes. — This was intended as an emblem of the immense number of souls which should be converted to God by their ministry; according to the promise of Christ, Matthew 4:19.