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 fishing-boats, one  of  which  belonged  to  Simon  Peter;  and,  going into Peter’s  boat,  He  desired  him  to  put  off  a little  from  the  shore. Then, seating  Himself  in  the  bark,  He  taught  the  people.



When he  had  ceased  preaching,  He  told  Peter:  “Launch out into  the  deep,  and  let  down  your  nets  for  a draught."  Peter answered:  “Master,  we  have  laboured  all  night  and  have  taken nothing,  but  at  Thy  word  I will  let  down  the  nets.”  Having done  so,  they  caught  so  great  a multitude  of  fish  that  their  net