005:002 He, however, saw two fishing-boats drawn up on the beach
(for the men had gone away from them and were washing the nets),
005:003 and going on board one of them, which was Simon's He asked him to push out a little from land. Then He sat down and taught the crowd of people from the boat.
005:004 When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Push out into deep water, and let down your nets for a haul."
005:005 "Rabbi," replied Peter, "all night long we have worked hard and caught nothing; but at your command I will let down the nets."
005:006 This they did, and enclosed a vast number of fish; and their nets began to break.
005:007 So they signalled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them; they came, and they filled both the boats so that they almost sank.
005:008 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at the knees of Jesus,
and exclaimed, "Master, leave my boat, for I am a sinful man."
005:009 (For he was astonished and terrified—he and all his companions—
at the haul of fish which they had taken;
005:010 and so were Simon's partners James and John, the sons of Zabdi.) But Jesus replied to Simon, "Fear not: from this time you shall be a catcher of men."
005:011 Then, after bringing their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him.