John 21:3
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
οὐδείς
No one, nothing, none. No one can snatch them out of My hand. The security of the believer rests not in their grip but in His. And His grip never fails.
νύξ
night
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νύξ
Night, darkness. You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. Your identity is light.
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λέγω
Says
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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ἔρχομαι
Come
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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ὑπάγω
I am going
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ὑπάγω
to lead (oneself) under, i.e. withdraw or retire (as if sinking out of sight), literally or figuratively
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πιάζω
they caught
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πιάζω
to squeeze, i.e. seize (gently by the hand (press), or officially (arrest), or in hunting (capture))
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Πέτρος
Peter;
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Πέτρος
a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037 (λίθος)); as a name, Petrus, an apostle
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ἐκεῖνος
that very
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ἐκεῖνος
that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
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ἐμβαίνω
they climbed
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ἐμβαίνω
to walk on, i.e. embark (aboard a vessel), reach (a pool)
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Σίμων
Simon
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Σίμων
Simon (i.e. Shimon), the name of nine Israelites
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ἐξέρχομαι
They went forth
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ἐξέρχομαι
to issue (literally or figuratively)
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εὐθέως
immediately
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εὐθέως
directly, i.e. at once or soon
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πλοῖον
boat
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πλοῖον
a sailer, i.e. vessel
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