Luke 5:4

Luke 5:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
• New International Version (NIV)When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch."
• New King James Version (NKJV)When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”

Context of Luke 5:4

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. 3One 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. When 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.’ 6So they went in their boats and they put the nets down into the water. When they did that, they caught many fish. There were so many fish that the nets began to break.

Luke 5:4 word by word

Ὡς δὲ ἐπαύσατο λαλῶν εἶπεν πρὸς τὸν Σίμωνα· ἐπανάγαγε εἰς τὸ βάθος, καὶ χαλάσατε τὰ δίκτυα ὑμῶν εἰς ἄγραν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• he had leftπαύωpauō · to ceaseG3973
• speakingλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• Simonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• Launch outἐπανάγωepanagō · to set offG1877
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the deepβάθοςbathos · depthG899
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• let downχαλάωchalaō · to lowerG5465
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• netsδίκτυονdiktuon · netG1350
• a draughtἄγραagra · catchG61

Cross-references for Luke 5:4

• Matthew 17:27But we do not want to make these men who take the tax angry. So go to the lake and throw out a line to catch fish. Pull up the first fish that you catch on your line. Open the mouth of the fish and you will find a coin inside it. Take the coin and give it to those who receive taxes for the temple. This will be enough money for both my tax and yours.’
• John 21:6He said, ‘Throw your net out on the right side of the boat. If you do that, you will catch some fish.’ So they threw the net out into the water. Then they caught so many fish that they could not pull the net back into the boat.

Commentaries on Luke 5:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Launch, out - Go out with your vessels. Into the deep - Into the sea; at a distance from the shore. For a draught - A draught of fish; or let down your nets for the “taking” of fish.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4let down your nets for a catch: Peter was naturally unsure when a teacher told fishermen how to catch fish. It seemed strange for three reasons: When the sun rose, the fish went down to the bottom of the lake. This is why they usually fished at night. They used a heavy net that hung from the side of the boat, held by two men (or stretched between two boats), so they could not fish in deep water. They had just fished all night and caught nothing, so it now…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. for a draught--munificent recompense for the use of his boat.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 5:4

• Faith
• Fish
• Galilee
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Net
• Peter

In the dictionaries

• Deep
• Draught
• Follow
• Galilee, Sea of
• John
• Net
• Perish
• Tiling
• Toil
• Zebedee

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