Luke 5:1

Luke 5:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
• New International Version (NIV)One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,
• New King James Version (NKJV)So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret,

Context of Luke 5:1

Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing around him to hear the word of God. 2He saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets. 3He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then Jesus sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.

Luke 5:1 word by word

Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ τὸν ὄχλον ἐπικεῖσθαι αὐτῷ καὶ ἀκούειν τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ἑστὼς παρὰ τὴν λίμνην ΓεννησαρὲτRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• it came to passγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• that, asἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• pressed uponἐπίκειμαιepikeimai · to lay onG1945
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• to hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• stoodεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• stoodἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• byπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• the lakeλίμνηlimnē · lakeG3041
• of GennesaretΓεννησαρέτGennēsaret · GennesaretG1082

Cross-references for Luke 5:1

• Luke 8:45Then Jesus asked, “Who was it who touched me?” When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the crowds are surrounding you and pressing against you!”
• Luke 12:1Meanwhile, when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
• Matthew 4:18As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
• Matthew 11:12From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and forceful people lay hold of it.
• Mark 1:16As he went along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
• Mark 3:9Because of the crowd, he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him so the crowd would not press toward him.
• Mark 5:24Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around him.
• Numbers 34:11The border will run down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, and the border will descend and reach the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth.
• Joshua 12:3His kingdom included the eastern Arabah from the Sea of Kinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), including the route to Beth Jeshimoth and the area southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
• Matthew 14:34After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.
• Mark 6:53After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and anchored there.

Commentaries on Luke 5:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The people pressed upon him - There was a glorious prospect of a plentiful harvest, but how few of these blades came to full corn in the ear! To hear with diligence and affection is well; but a preacher of the Gospel may expect that, out of crowds of hearers, only a few, comparatively, will fully receive the truth, and hold out to the end. To hear the word of God - , The doctrine of God, or, the heavenly doctrine. The lake of Gennesaret - Called also the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The people pressed upon his - Multitudes came to hear. There were times in the life of our Saviour when thousands were anxious to hear him, and when many, as we have no reason to doubt, became his true followers. Indeed, it is not possible to tell what “might” have been his success, had not the Pharisees and scribes, and those who were in office, opposed him, and taken measures to draw the people away from his ministry; “for the common people heard him…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The miraculous draught of fishes, Peter, James, and John called. (1-11) A leper cleansed. (12-16) A paralytic cured. (17-26) Levi called, Christ's answer to the Pharisees. (27-39) Verses 1-11 When Christ had done preaching, he told Peter to apply to the business of his calling. Time spent on week days in public exercises of religion, need be but little hinderance in time, and may be great furtherance to us in temper of mind, as to our worldly business…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. 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 5:1

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

In the dictionaries

• God
• Lake of Gennesaret
• Sea of Galilee, Sea of Kinnereth, lake of Gennesaret, Sea of Tiberias
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Word of God
• Deep
• Draught
• Follow
• Galilee, Sea of
• Gennesaret

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