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 had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” 5Simon answered, “Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word I will lower the nets.” When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets started to tear. 7So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they were about to sink. 8But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!”

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 4:3He said, “Go and ask all your neighbors for empty containers. Get as many as you can.
• Ecclesiastes 11:6Sow your seed in the morning, and do not stop working until the evening; for you do not know which activity will succeed – whether this one or that one, or whether both will prosper equally.
• John 21:6He told them, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they threw the net, and were not able to pull it in because of the large number of fish.
• Acts 2:41So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added.
• Acts 4:4But many of those who had listened to the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
• Galatians 6:9So we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not 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