King James Version

John 21:6

And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “were they able” (ἴσχυον) before from here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they were able” (ἴσχυσαν) before from here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).he saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themΒάλετεbaleteCastβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Cast”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “cast”.Castεἰςeisonεἰςpreposition — “on”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.onτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δεξιὰdexiarightδεξιός (dexios)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “right”, the object formG1188on the right hand, right hand, right.This verse uses “right”.the rightμέρηmerēsideμέρος (meros)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “side”, the object formG3313a part, portion, share.sideτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πλοίουploiouof the shipπλοῖον (ploion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of the ship”, the of-formG4143a ship, vessel, boat.of the shipτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δίκτυονdiktuonnetδίκτυονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “net”, the object formG1350a fishing-net.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεὑρήσετεheurēseteye shall findεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye shall find”, an action still aheadG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.ye shall findἔβαλονebalonThey castβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “They cast”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “cast”.They castοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐκέτιouketino + ἔτι=stillοὐκέτιadverb — “no + ἔτι=still”G3765Strong’s files this form under G2089 (ἔτι).nowαὐτὸautoitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itἑλκύσαιhelkusaito drawἕλκω (helkō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to draw”, a single actionG1670I drag, draw, pull, persuade, unsheathe.This verse uses “draw”.ἴσχυονischuonbe strongἰσχύω (ischuō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “be strong”, an ongoing action in the pastG2480I have strength, am strong, am in full health and vigor, am able; meton: I prevail.ἀπὸapoforἀπόpreposition — “for”G575from, away from.forτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πλήθουςplēthousmultitudeπλῆθος (plēthos)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “multitude”, the of-formG4128a multitude, crowd, great number, assemblage.the multitudeτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἰχθύωνichthuōnof fishesἰχθύς (ichthus)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of fishes”, the of-formG2486a fish.of fishes

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἴσχυσανischusanthey wereἰσχύω (ischuō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they were”, an ongoing action in the pastG2480I have strength, am strong, am in full health and vigor, am able; meton: I prevail.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

they answered him, 'No;' and he said to them, 'Cast the net at the right side of the boat, and ye shall find;' they cast, therefore, and no longer were they able to draw it, from the multitude of the fishes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

He said to them, “ Cast the net on the right side of the boat , and you will find some .” They cast it therefore, and now they weren’t able to draw it in for the multitude of fish.

Darby Translation

And he said to them, Cast the net at the right side of the ship and ye will find. They cast therefore, and they could no longer draw it, from the multitude of fishes.

Douay-Rheims

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.

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