John 21:3 Cross References - Moffatt

³ Simon Peter said to them, "I am going to fish." They said, "We are coming with you too." Off they went and embarked in the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

¹⁸ As he was walking along the sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew, casting a net in the sea — for they were fishermen; ¹⁹ so he said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you fish for men." ²⁰ And they dropped their nets at once and followed him.

⁵ Simon replied, "Master, we worked all night and got nothing! However, I will lower the nets at your command."

¹⁰ as was the case with James and John, the sons of Zebedaeus, who were partners of Simon. Then said Jesus to Simon, "Have no fear; from now your catch will be men." ¹¹ Then they brought the boats to land, and leaving all they followed him.

³ and as he belonged to the same trade he stayed with them and they all worked together. (They were workers in leather by trade.)

³⁴ you know yourselves how these hands of mine provided everything for my own needs and for my companions.

⁷ So neither planter nor waterer counts, but God alone who makes the seed grow.

⁶ What! are we the only ones, myself and Barnabas, who are denied the right of abstaining from work for our living?

⁹ Brothers, you recollect our hard labour and toil, how we worked at our trade night and day, when we preached the gospel to you, so as not to be a burden to any of you.

⁷ For you know quite well how to copy us; we did not loaf in your midst, ⁸ we did not take free meals from anyone; no, toiling hard at our trade, we worked night and day, so as not to be a burden to any of you. ⁹ Not that we have no right to such support; it was simply to give you a pattern to copy.