Luke 5:3

Luke 5:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
• New International Version (NIV)He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.

Context of Luke 5:3

1One day, Jesus was standing on the shore of Lake Gennesaret. A crowd was pushing to get near to him. They were listening to him. He was speaking God's message to them. 2Jesus saw two fishing boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left the boats there and they were now washing their nets. One of the boats belonged to Simon. Jesus climbed into it. He asked Simon to push it away from the shore. Jesus sat in the boat and he started to teach the people. 4When Jesus had finished teaching, he said to Simon, ‘Now take the boat out into deep water. Then put the nets into the water to catch some fish.’ 5Simon replied, ‘Teacher, we worked all last night and we did not catch anything. But because you say it, I will put the nets into the water again.’

Luke 5:3 word by word

ἐμβὰς δὲ εἰς ἓν τῶν πλοίων ὃ ἦν Σίμωνος, ἠρώτησεν αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἐπαναγαγεῖν ὀλίγον. καθίσας δὲ ἐκ τοῦ πλοίου ἐδίδασκεν τοὺς ὄχλους.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he enteredἐμβαίνωembainō · to climbG1684
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• of the shipsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of the shipsπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• Simon’sΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• and prayedἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• that he would thrust outἐπανάγωepanagō · to set offG1877
• a littleὀλίγοςoligos · little/fewG3641
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the landγῆgē · earth: countryG1093
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he sat downκαθίζωkathizō · to seatG2523
• and taughtδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
• the peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537

Cross-references for Luke 5:3

• Matthew 4:18One day, Jesus was walking along the shore of Lake Galilee. He saw two men who were brothers. One man was called Simon, and he was also called Peter. His brother's name was Andrew. Their job was to catch fish. They were throwing their nets into the lake to catch fish.
• John 1:41The first thing that Andrew did was to find his brother, Simon. Andrew said to Simon, ‘We have found the Messiah.’ (‘Messiah’ and ‘Christ’ mean the same.)
• Matthew 13:1On that same day, Jesus left the house and he went to Lake Galilee. He sat down near the edge of the lake to teach people.
• Mark 4:1Again, Jesus began to teach people near the edge of Lake Galilee. A large crowd came together to listen to him. So he went and sat in a boat that was on the water. The crowd of people stayed on the shore.
• John 8:2Early the next morning, Jesus returned to the temple in Jerusalem. All the people came to him. He sat down and he began to teach them.

Commentaries on Luke 5:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3And taught - out of the ship - They pressed so much upon him on the land, through their eagerness to hear the doctrine of life, that he could not conveniently speak to them, and so was obliged to get into one of the boats; and, having pushed a little out from the land, he taught them. The smooth still water of the lake must have served excellently to convey the sounds to those who stood on the shore;Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Which was Simon‘s - Simon Peter‘s. Prayed him - Asked him. He sat down - This was the common posture of Jewish teachers. They seldom or never spoke to the people “standing.” Compare Matthew 5:1. It may be somewhat difficult to conceive why Jesus should go into a boat and put off from the shore in order to speak to the multitude; but it is probable that this was a small bay or cove, and that when he was “in” the boat, the people on the shore stood round…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat: By sitting a little away from the shore, Jesus had a place to speak without the people pressing against him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-11Not their first call, however, recorded in Joh 1:35-42; nor their second, recorded in Mt 4:18-22; but their third and last before their appointment to the apostleship. That these calls were all distinct and progressive, seems quite plain. (Similar stages are observable in other eminent servants of Christ.) 3. taught ... out of the ship--(See on Mt 13:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 5:3

• Galilee
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Peter
• Preaching

In the dictionaries

• Deep
• Draught
• Follow
• Galilee, Sea of
• John
• Perish
• Tiling
• Toil
• Fishing
• James

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