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Luke 5:10
10Zebedee's sons, James and John, were fishermen who worked with Simon. They were also surprised. Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid. You have been catching fish. From now on you will catch 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 saw all the fish, he went down on his knees in front of Jesus. ‘Sir,’ he said, ‘I am a bad man. So please go away from me.’ 9Simon and his friends were very surprised. They were all surprised because they had caught so many fish. Zebedee's sons, James and John, were fishermen who worked with Simon. They were also surprised. Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid. You have been catching fish. From now on you will catch people!’ 11After that, they went and they pulled their boats up on the shore. Then they left everything behind and they went with Jesus. 12One day, Jesus was in a certain town. A man with a bad disease of the skin was there. When the man saw Jesus, he threw himself down on the ground in front of him. He said, ‘Sir, you can make me well again if you want to do that. Please do it.’
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 (Jesus gave him the name ‘Peter’), Andrew (he was Simon's brother), James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,
- Matthew 4:21They continued to walk along the shore. Soon Jesus saw two more men who were brothers. They were called James and John. They were in their boat with their father, Zebedee. They were mending their nets. Jesus said to James and John, ‘Come with me.’
- Matthew 20:20Then the mother of James and John took them to see Jesus. (Their father was Zebedee.) She went down on her knees in front of Jesus. She asked him to do something good for her.
- Luke 5:7So they made signs to the fishermen in the other boat. They told the other fishermen to come and help. So the other men came in their boat. They filled both boats with the fish. There were so many fish that the boats began to go down under the water.
- 2 Corinthians 8:23As for Titus himself, he works along with me, to help you. The other believers are coming on behalf of the churches that sent them. They want to show that Christ is great.
- Ezekiel 47:9Wherever the river goes, many kinds of animals and fish will live. There will be lots of fish in the Salt Sea because the water that goes in there will make it pure. There will be many living things in places where the river goes.
- Matthew 4:19Jesus said to them, ‘Come with me and be my disciples. Then I will teach you how to catch people, instead of fish.’
- Matthew 13:47Jesus also said, ‘I can tell you again what the kingdom of heaven is like. Some men had nets to catch fish in. They threw their nets into the lake and they caught many different kinds of fish.
- Mark 1:17Jesus said to them, ‘Come with me and be my disciples. Then I will teach you how to catch people, instead of fish.’
- Acts 2:4All the believers became full with the Holy Spirit. They began to speak in languages that they had not learned. They spoke whatever language the Holy Spirit helped them to speak.
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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