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

1Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; 2and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets. And He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little distance from the land. And He sat down and continued teaching the crowds from the boat. 4Now when He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” 5Simon responded and said, “Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but I will do as You say and let down the nets.”

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

• He gotἐμβαίνωembainō · to climbG1684
• into oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• of the boatsπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• was Simon’sΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• and askedἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
• him to putἐπανάγωepanagō · to set offG1877
• a littleὀλίγοςoligos · little/fewG3641
• from the landγῆgē · earth: countryG1093
• And He satκαθίζωkathizō · to seatG2523
• teachingδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
• the crowdsὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793

Cross-references for Luke 5:3

• Matthew 4:18Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
• John 1:41He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which translated means Christ).
• Matthew 13:1On that day Jesus had gone out of the house and was sitting by the sea.
• Mark 4:1Again He began to teach by the sea. And such a very large crowd gathered to Him that He got into a boat on the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the land.
• John 8:2And early in the morning He came again into the temple area, and all the people were coming to Him; and He sat down and began teaching 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