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John 21:11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

11 So Simon Peter went over and dragged the net ashore full of one hundred fifty-three[a] large fish. Even though there were so many, the net was not torn.(A)

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  1. 21:11 The exact number 153 is probably meant to have a symbolic meaning in relation to the apostles’ universal mission; Jerome claims that Greek zoologists catalogued 153 species of fish. Or 153 is the sum of the numbers from 1 to 17. Others invoke Ez 47:10.
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