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And Simon (Peter) answered, Master, we toiled all night [[a]exhaustingly] and caught nothing [in our nets]. But [b]on the ground of Your word, I will lower the nets [again].

And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish; and as their nets were [[c]at the point of] breaking,

They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and take hold with them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

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  1. Luke 5:5 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  2. Luke 5:5 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  3. Luke 5:6 Richard Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament.

Simon answered, “Master,(A) we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything.(B) 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.(C) 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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