Luke 5:6

Luke 5:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
• New International Version (NIV)When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking.

Context of Luke 5:6

4When he finished speaking, he told Simon, “Take the boat into deep water, and lower your nets to catch some fish.” 5Simon answered, “Teacher, we worked hard all night and caught nothing. But if you say so, I’ll lower the nets.” After the men had done this, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear. 7So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. Their partners came and filled both boats until the boats nearly sank. 8When Simon Peter saw this, he knelt in front of Jesus and said, “Leave me, Lord! I’m a sinful person!”

Luke 5:6 word by word

καὶ τοῦτο ποιήσαντες συνέκλεισαν πλῆθος ἰχθύων πολύ· διερρήσσετο δὲ τὰ δίκτυα αὐτῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when they hadποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• they inclosedσυγκλείωsugkleiō · to confineG4788
• a greatπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• multitudeπλῆθοςplēthos · multitudeG4128
• of fishesἰχθύςichthus · fishG2486
• andδέde · thenG1161
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• netὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• netδίκτυονdiktuon · netG1350
• brakeδιαρρήγνυμιdiarrhēssō · to tearG1284

Cross-references for Luke 5:6

• 2 Kings 4:3Elisha said, “Borrow many empty containers from all your neighbors.
• Ecclesiastes 11:6Plant your seed in the morning, and don’t let your hands rest until evening. You don’t know whether this field or that field will be profitable or whether both of them will ⌞turn out⌟ equally well.
• John 21:6He told them, “Throw the net out on the right side of the boat, and you’ll catch some.” So they threw the net out and were unable to pull it in because so many fish were in it.
• Acts 2:41Those who accepted what Peter said were baptized. That day about 3,000 people were added ⌞to the group⌟.
• Acts 4:4But many of those who had heard the message became believers, so the number of men who believed grew to about 5,000.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58So, then, brothers and sisters, don’t let anyone move you off the foundation ⌞of your faith⌟. Always excel in the work you do for the Lord. You know that the hard work you do for the Lord is not pointless.
• Galatians 6:9We can’t allow ourselves to get tired of living the right way. Certainly, each of us will receive ⌞everlasting life⌟ at the proper time, if we don’t give up.

Commentaries on Luke 5:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Their net brake - Or, began to break, ̔, or, was likely to be broken. Had it broke, as our version states, they could have caught no fish. Grammarians give the following rule concerning words of this kind. Verba completiva inchoative intelligenda. Verbs which signify the accomplishment of a thing, are often to be understood as only signifying the beginning of that accomplishment. Raphelius gives some very pertinent examples of this out of Herodotus.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Their net brake - Or their net “began” to break, or was “about” to break. This is all that is implied in the Greek word. If their nets had actually “broken,” as our English word seems to suppose, the fish would have escaped; but no more is meant than that there was such a multitude of fishes that their net was “on the point” of being torn asunder.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11This is the first time Luke records Jesus calling the disciples to follow him. Matthew and Mark describe an earlier calling of the four brothers who were fishermen (Matthew 4:18–22; Mark 1:16–20). Jesus showed great authority in the miraculous catch of fish and in his call of Simon Peter.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. net brake--rather "was breaking," or "beginning to break," as in Lu 5:7, "beginning to sink."Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 5:6

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

In the dictionaries

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

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