2 Jesus saw two boats sitting by the lake. The fishermen had gone ashore and were washing their nets.
3 Jesus boarded one of the boats, the one that belonged to Simon, then asked him to row out a little distance from the shore. Jesus sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
4 When he finished speaking to the crowds, he said to Simon, "Row out farther, into the deep water, and drop your nets for a catch."
5 Simon replied, "Master, we’ve worked hard all night and caught nothing. But because you say so, I’ll drop the nets."
6 So they dropped the nets and their catch was so huge that their nets were splitting.
7 They signaled for their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They filled both boats so full that they were about to sink.
8 When Simon Peter saw the catch, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, "Leave me, Lord, for I’m a sinner!"