John

John 21:2–3

²Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus,^b Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. ³Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.”

“We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.

Footnotes

b 21:2 Didymus means the twin.

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Word by word

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John 21:2

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Simon	Σίμων	Simōn	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4613 Simon
Peter	Πέτρος	Petros	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4074 Peter
Thomas	Θωμᾶς	Thōmas	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2381 Thomas
called	λεγόμενος	legomenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3004 I say, speak
Didymus	Δίδυμος	Didymos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1324 the Twin, Didymus, Thomas
Nathanael	Ναθαναὴλ	Nathanaēl	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3482 Nathanael
from	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
Cana	Κανᾶ	Kana	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2580 Cana
in Galilee	Γαλιλαίας	Galilaias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1056 Galilee
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
of Zebedee	Ζεβεδαίου	Zebedaiou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2199 Zebedee
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
two	δύο	dyo	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1417 two
other	ἄλλοι	alloi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G243 other, another, different
disciples	μαθητῶν	mathētōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil
were	ἦσαν	ēsan	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
together	ὁμοῦ	homou	Adverb	G3674 together

John 21:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Simon	Σίμων	Simōn	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4613 Simon
Peter	Πέτρος	Petros	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4074 Peter
told	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
I am going	Ὑπάγω	Hypagō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G5217 I go away, depart
fishing	ἁλιεύειν	halieuein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G232 I fish
We	ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
will go	Ἐρχόμεθα	Erchometha	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural	G2064 I come, go
with	σὺν	syn	Preposition	G4862 with
you	σοί	soi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
they said	Λέγουσιν	Legousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3004 I say, speak
they went out	ἐξῆλθον	exēlthon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1831 I go out, come out
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
got	ἐνέβησαν	enebēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1684 I embark
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
boat	πλοῖον	ploion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4143 a ship, vessel
caught	ἐπίασαν	epiasan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4084 I lay hold of
nothing	οὐδέν	ouden	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3762 no one, none, nothing
that	ἐκείνῃ	ekeinē	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1565 that, that one there, yonder
night	νυκτὶ	nykti	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G3571 the night, night-time

Cross-references

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John 21:2 Matthew 4:21–22 · John 11:16 · John 4:46 · John 1:45–2:1 · John 20:28

John 21:3 Luke 5:5 · Matthew 4:18–20 · Luke 5:10–11 · 2 Thessalonians 3:7–9 · 1 Thessalonians 2:9 · 2 Kings 6:1–7 · 1 Corinthians 3:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.