John 21:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.

I go

And that

Luke 5:5

1 Corinthians 3:7

Bible References

I go

Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Look now, the place where we live near you is too small for us.

As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He noticed two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

and so were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon [Peter]. Jesus said to Simon, “Have no fear; from now on you will be catching men!”

and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them; and they worked together for they were tent-makers.

You know personally that these hands ministered to my own needs [working in manual labor] and to [those of] the people who were with me.

Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to stop doing manual labor [in order to support our ministry]?

For you remember, believers, our labor and hardship. We worked night and day [practicing our trade] in order not to be a [financial] burden to any of you while we proclaimed the gospel of God to you.

For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example, because we did not act in an undisciplined or inappropriate manner when we were with you [we were never idle or lazy, nor did we avoid our duties],

And that

Simon replied, “Master, we worked hard all night [to the point of exhaustion] and caught nothing [in our nets], but at Your word I will [do as you say and] lower the nets [again].”

So neither is the one who plants nor the one who waters anything, but [only] God who causes the growth.