The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards.
Even though they did not cast themselves into the sea like Peter, the other disciples came slowly in the boat to Jesus. Peter should be commended for his zeal, but if everyone had acted like Peter, where would the boat and the fish have been? Both Peter and the boatload of disciples came into Jesus’ presence, maybe at the same time, and Jesus was pleased with both. John’s love for Jesus was no less than Peter’s and yet his response was vastly different. God is not so much impressed with what we do as He is with why we do it (1Sam 16:7).
1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said to Samuel, ‘Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”