“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.”
He said to them, 'Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some.' So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish — Jesus' command (precise direction to the 'right side') is immediately efficacious; obedience produces abundance. The net-full of fish echoes the feeding of the five thousand and Jesus' promise to make Peter 'fisher of men' (Matthew 4:19). The inability to haul (iskhuō, to have strength) the net emphasizes the miraculous abundance—human effort cannot contain divine blessing.
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