Christian Standard Bible
Luke 5:10
10and so were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s partners. “Don’t be afraid,” Jesus told Simon. “From now on you will be catching people.”
Luke 5:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
- New International Version (NIV)and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men."
- New King James Version (NKJV)and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men.”
Context of Luke 5:10
8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’s knees and said, “Go away from me, because I’m a sinful man, Lord!” 9For he and all those with him were amazed at the catch of fish they had taken, and so were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s partners. “Don’t be afraid,” Jesus told Simon. “From now on you will be catching people.” 11Then they brought the boats to land, left everything, and followed him. 12While he was in one of the towns, a man was there who had leprosy all over him. He saw Jesus, fell facedown, and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
Read all of Luke 5Luke 5:10 word by word
ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ Ἰάκωβον καὶ Ἰωάννην υἱοὺς Ζεβεδαίου, οἳ ἦσαν κοινωνοὶ τῷ Σίμωνι. καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς τὸν Σίμωνα ὁ Ἰησοῦς· μὴ φοβοῦ· ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν ἀνθρώπους ἔσῃ ζωγρῶν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- soὁμοίωςhomoiōs · similarlyG3668
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbos · JamesG2385
- JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
- the sonsυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- of ZebedeeΖεβεδαῖοςZebedaios · ZebedeeG2199
- whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- partnersκοινωνόςkoinōnos · participantG2844
- SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- Fearφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
- notμήmē · notG3361
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- henceforthνῦνnun · nowG3568
- catchζωγρέωzōgreō · to capture aliveG2221
- menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
Cross-references for Luke 5:10
- Luke 6:14Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;
- Matthew 4:21Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with Zebedee their father, preparing their nets, and he called them.
- Matthew 20:20Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons approached him with her sons. She knelt down to ask him for something.
- Luke 5:7So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them; they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
- 2 Corinthians 8:23As for Titus, he is my partner and coworker for you; as for our brothers, they are the messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.
- Ezekiel 47:9Every kind of living creature that swarms will live wherever the river flows, and there will be a huge number of fish because this water goes there. Since the water will become fresh, there will be life everywhere the river goes.
- Matthew 4:19“Follow me,” he told them, “and I will make you fish for people.”
- Matthew 13:47“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a large net thrown into the sea. It collected every kind of fish,
- Mark 1:17“Follow me,” Jesus told them, “and I will make you fish for people.”
- Acts 2:4Then they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them.
Commentaries on Luke 5:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Thou shalt catch men - ͅ , Thou shalt catch men alive; this is the proper signification of the word. Fear not: these discoveries of God tend to life, not to death; and ye shall become the instruments of life and salvation to a lost world. These fish are taken to be killed and fed on; but those who are converted under your ministry shall be preserved unto eternal life. See on Matthew 4:18; (note), etc., where this subject is considered more at large.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Fear not - He calmed their fears. With mildness and tenderness he stilled all their troubled feelings, and to their surprise announced that henceforward they should be appointed as heralds of salvation. From henceforth - Hereafter. Shalt catch men - Thou shalt be a minister of the gospel, and thy business shall be to win people to the truth that they may be saved.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Jesus used fishing as a picture to explain how his followers would gather people into the kingdom of God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Simon, fear not--This shows how the Lord read Peter's speech. The more highly they deemed Him, ever the more grateful it was to the Redeemer's spirit. Never did they pain Him by manifesting too lofty conceptions of Him. from henceforth--marking a new stage of their connection with Christ. The last was simply, "I will make you fishers." fishers of men--"What wilt thou think, Simon, overwhelmed by this draught of fishes, when I shall bring to thy net…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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