Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageSimon Peter went and dragged the net to shore. It was full of large fish — one hundred and fifty-three of them — and even with so many, the net was not torn.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GSo Shim'on Kefa went aboard and hauled the net ashore — full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three of them — and though there were so many, the net was not torn.
KJV
King James VersionSimon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleSo Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn.
Footnotes
The precise count of 153 fish has generated centuries of interpretive effort. Jerome recorded the ancient belief that there were exactly 153 species of fish in the world, making the catch a symbol of the universal gospel mission. Others note that 153 is the triangular number of 17 (the sum of 1 through 17), and that 17 itself combines the numbers of law and grace (10 + 7). Mathematically, 153 is also a narcissistic number (1³ + 5³ + 3³ = 153). John likely intends symbolic resonance without specifying a single interpretive key; the unbroken net despite the impossible abundance points to the capacity of the community Jesus forms to hold all whom He gathers without fracturing.