Verse 3

Simon Peter told them,“I am going fishing.”“We will go with you,” they replied. They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

Referenced Verses

• Luke 5:5 : 5 Simon answered,“Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word I will lower the nets.”
• Luke 5:10-11 : 10 and so were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s business partners. Then Jesus said to Simon,“Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people!” 11 So when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.
• Acts 18:3 : 3 and because he worked at the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them(for they were tentmakers by trade).
• Acts 20:34 : 34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine provided for my needs and the needs of those who were with me.
• 1 Cor 3:7 : 7 So neither the one who plants counts for anything, nor the one who waters, but God who causes the growth.
• 1 Cor 9:6 : 6 Or do only Barnabas and I lack the right not to work?
• 1 Thess 2:9 : 9 For you recall, brothers and sisters, our toil and drudgery: By working night and day so as not to impose a burden on any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.
• 2 Thess 3:7-9 : 7 For you know yourselves how you must imitate us, because we did not behave without discipline among you, 8 and we did not eat anyone’s food without paying. Instead, in toil and drudgery we worked night and day in order not to burden any of you. 9 It was not because we do not have that right, but to give ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
• 2 Kgs 6:1-7 : 1 Elisha Makes an Ax Head Float Some of the prophets said to Elisha,“Look, the place where we meet with you is too cramped for us. 2 Let’s go to the Jordan. Each of us will get a log from there and we will build a meeting place for ourselves there.” He said,“Go.” 3 One of them said,“Please come along with your servants.” He replied,“All right, I’ll come.” 4 So he went with them. When they arrived at the Jordan, they started cutting down trees. 5 As one of them was felling a log, the ax head dropped into the water. He shouted,“Oh no, my master! It was borrowed!” 6 The prophet asked,“Where did it drop in?” When he showed him the spot, Elisha cut off a branch, threw it in at that spot, and made the ax head float. 7 He said,“Lift it out.” So he reached out his hand and grabbed it.
• Matt 4:18-20 : 18 The Call of the Disciples As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon(called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea(for they were fishermen). 19 He said to them,“Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people!” 20 They left their nets immediately and followed him.