Luke 5:8

Luke 5:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord."
• New King James Version (NKJV)When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”

Context of Luke 5:8

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. 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. When 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. 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 5:8 word by word

Ἰδὼν δὲ Σίμων Πέτρος προσέπεσεν τοῖς γόνασιν Ἰησοῦ λέγων· ἔξελθε ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι ἀνὴρ ἁμαρτωλός εἰμι, κύριε.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whenδέde · thenG1161
• SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• he fell down atπροσπίπτωprospiptō · to fall/beatG4363
• Jesus’ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Jesus’ἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• kneesγόνυgonu · a kneeG1119
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Departἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• I amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a sinfulἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlos · sinfulG268
• manἀνήρanēr · manG435
• O Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for Luke 5:8

• Matthew 2:11The men went into the house and they saw the child. He was with Mary, his mother. They went down on their knees in front of the child and they worshipped him. Then they opened their bags. They took out valuable gifts and they gave them to the child. The gifts were gold, incense called frankincense, and also myrrh.
• John 11:32Mary arrived at the place where Jesus was. When she saw Jesus, she bent down low at his feet. She said, ‘Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.’
• Acts 10:25When Peter arrived at the house, Cornelius went out to meet him. He went down on his knees in front of Peter to worship him.
• Revelation 1:17When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead person. Then he put his right hand on me, and he said to me, ‘Do not be afraid! I am the one who is the first and also the last.
• Revelation 22:8I am John. I myself heard these things and I saw them. When I had heard them and I had seen them, I bent down low at the angel's feet. I wanted to worship him because he had shown these things to me.
• Exodus 20:19They said to Moses, ‘Speak to us yourself. We will listen to you. But do not let God speak to us. If he does, we will die.’
• Judges 13:22He said to his wife, ‘We are sure to die! We have seen God!’
• 1 Samuel 6:20The people of Beth Shemesh said, ‘The Lord is a holy God! Nobody can go near to him! We must send his Covenant Box away from us. But who can ever take care of it?’
• 2 Samuel 6:9So David now became afraid of the Lord. He said, ‘The Lord's Covenant Box is too holy to come with me!’
• 1 Kings 17:18The woman said to Elijah, ‘Servant of God, why have you come to hurt me like this? Did you come to kill my son so that I would remember all my sins?’
• 1 Corinthians 13:12At this time, we see things as if we were looking at them in a mirror. What we see now is not clear. But the time will come when we do not need a mirror. We will see everything clearly. Now we know only a part of what is true. But then we will know everything completely. We will understand completely, just as God understands us completely.
• Daniel 10:16Then someone who looked like a man touched my lips. I opened my mouth and I was able to speak again. So I said to the person who stood in front of me, ‘Sir, the vision makes me very afraid. My strength has disappeared.
• Matthew 17:6The disciples heard the voice. They threw themselves down to the ground. They were very frightened.
• Job 40:4‘I am only a foolish man. I cannot answer your questions. I cover my mouth with my hand so that I say nothing.
• Job 42:5In the past, I had heard about you from other people. Now I have seen you for myself.
• Isaiah 6:5Then I said, ‘It is bad for me! My life is at an end! I have lips that are unclean. I live among people with lips that are unclean. With my own eyes I have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.’

Commentaries on Luke 5:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Depart from me; for I am a sinful man - ', Go out from me, i.e. from my boat. Peter was fully convinced that this draught of fish was a miraculous one; and that God himself had particularly interfered in this matter, whose presence and power he reverenced in the person of Jesus. But as he felt himself a sinner, he was afraid the Divine purity of Christ could not possibly endure him; therefore he wished for a separation from that power, which he was afraid…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8When Simon Peter saw it - Saw the great amount of fishes; the remarkable success of letting down the net. He fell down at Jesus‘ knees - This was a common posture of “supplication.” He had no doubt now of the power and knowledge of Jesus. In amazement, wonder, and gratitude, and not doubting that he was in the presence of some divine being, he prostrated himself to the earth, trembling and afraid. So should sinful people “always” throw themselves at the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8I am a sinful man: Compare Isaiah 6:5.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Depart, &c.--Did Peter then wish Christ to leave him? Verily no. His all was wrapt up in Him (Joh 6:68). "It was rather, Woe is me, Lord! How shall I abide this blaze of glory? A sinner such as I am is not fit company for Thee." (Compare Is 6:5.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 5:8

• Conviction
• Galilee
• Humility
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Peter

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Peter
• Simon Peter
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Deep
• Draught
• Follow
• Galilee, Sea of
• John

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