Luke 5:7

Luke 5:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
• New International Version (NIV)So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

Context of Luke 5:7

5Simon answered, “Teacher, we worked hard all night and caught nothing. But if you say so, I’ll lower the nets.” 6After the men had done this, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear. So 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!” 9Simon and everyone who was with him were amazed to see the large number of fish they had caught.

Luke 5:7 word by word

καὶ κατένευσαν τοῖς μετόχοις ἐν τῷ ἑτέρῳ πλοίῳ τοῦ ἐλθόντας συλλαβέσθαι αὐτοῖς. καὶ ἦλθον καὶ ἔπλησαν ἀμφότερα τὰ πλοῖα ὥστε βυθίζεσθαι αὐτά.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they beckonedκατανεύωkataneuō · to signalG2656
• untoμέτοχοςmetochos · partakerG3353
• were inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the otherἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• that they should comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• and helpσυλλαμβάνωsullambanō · to seize/conceive/helpG4815
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• filledπλήθω, πίμπλημιplēthō · to fillG4130
• bothἀμφότεροςamphoteros · bothG297
• so thatὥστεhōste · soG5620
• began to sinkβυθίζωbuthizō · to sinkG1036

Cross-references for Luke 5:7

• Exodus 23:5Whenever you see that the donkey of someone who hates you has collapsed under its load, don’t leave it there. Be sure to help him with his animal.
• Proverbs 18:24Friends can destroy one another, but a loving friend can stick closer than family.
• Acts 11:25Then Barnabas left Antioch to go to the city of Tarsus to look for Saul.
• Romans 16:2Give her a Christian welcome that shows you are God’s holy people. Provide her with anything she may need, because she has provided help to many people, including me.
• Galatians 6:2Help carry each other’s burdens. In this way you will follow Christ’s teachings.
• Philippians 4:3Yes, I also ask you, Syzugus, my true partner, to help these women. They fought beside me to spread the Good News along with Clement and the rest of my coworkers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

Commentaries on Luke 5:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7They beckoned unto their partners - Had not these been called in to assist, the net must have been broken, and all the fish lost. What a pity there should be such envious separation among the different sects that profess to believe in Christ Jesus! Did they help each other in the spirit of Christian fellowship, more souls would be brought to the knowledge of the truth. Some will rather leave souls to perish than admit of partners in the sacred work. It is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7They beckoned - They gave signs. Perhaps they were at a considerable distance, so that they could not be easily heard. Their partners - James and John. See Luke 5:10. The following remarks of Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. ii. p. 80,81) will furnish a good illustration of this passage. After describing the mode of fishing with the “hand-net” and the “dragnet,” he adds: “Again, there is the bag-net and basket-net, of various kinds, which are so…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7James and John were in the other boat. Along with their father Zebedee, they were business partners with Peter and Andrew (see 5:10; Mark 1:19–20; Mark 1:16). boats so full that they began to sink: This dramatic and amazing event showed the authority of Jesus over the forces of nature.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 5:7

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

In the dictionaries

• Deep
• Draught
• Follow
• Galilee, Sea of
• John
• Net
• Perish
• Tiling
• Toil
• Beck; Beckon

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