Luke 5:6
Good News Translation
They let them down and caught such a large number of fish that the nets were about to break.

New Revised Standard Version
When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets were beginning to break.

Contemporary English Version
They did this and caught so many fish that their nets began ripping apart.

New American Bible
When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish and their nets were tearing.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they had done this, they enclosed a very great multitude of fishes: and their net broke.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And when they had done this, they enclosed a very great multitude of fishes: and their net broke.

they inclosed.

2 Kings 4:3-7 And he said to her: Go, borrow of all thy neighbours empty vessels, not a few. . . .

Ecclesiastes 11:6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening let not thy hand cease: for thou knowest not which may rather spring up, this or that: and if both together, it shall be the better.

John 21:6-11 He saith to them: Cast the net on the right side of the ship; and you shall find. They cast therefore: and now they were not able to draw it, for the multitude of fishes. . . .

Acts 2:41 They therefore that received his word were baptized: and there were added in that day about three thousand souls.

Acts 4:4 But many of them who had heard the word believed: and the number of the men was made five thousand.

1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast and unmoveable: always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Galatians 6:9 And in doing good, let us not fail. For in due time we shall reap, not failing.

Context
The First Disciples
5And Simon answering said to him: Master, we have laboured all the night and have taken nothing: but at thy word I will let down the net. 6And when they had done this, they enclosed a very great multitude of fishes: and their net broke. 7And they beckoned to their partners that were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came and filled both the ships, so that they were almost sinking.…
Cross References
Luke 5:7
And they beckoned to their partners that were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came and filled both the ships, so that they were almost sinking.

John 21:6
He saith to them: Cast the net on the right side of the ship; and you shall find. They cast therefore: and now they were not able to draw it, for the multitude of fishes.

Luke 5:5
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