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Luke 5:3
3He 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon, its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there.
Context of Luke 5:3
1One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God. 2He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. 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. 4When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” 5Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”
Read all of Luke 5Luke 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- he enteredἐμβαίνωembainō · to climbG1684
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
- of the shipsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- of the shipsπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
- whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- Simon’sΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
- and prayedἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- that he would thrust outἐπανάγωepanagō · to set offG1877
- a littleὀλίγοςoligos · little/fewG3641
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- the landγῆgē · earth: countryG1093
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- he sat downκαθίζωkathizō · to seatG2523
- and taughtδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
- the peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
- out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
Cross-references for Luke 5:3
- Matthew 4:18As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.
- John 1:41The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ).
- Matthew 13:1That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.
- Mark 4:1Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge.
- John 8:2At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach 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
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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
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