New King James Version
Luke 5:4
4When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”
Luke 5:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
- New International Version (NIV)When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch."
- New Living Translation (NLT)When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.”
Context of Luke 5:4
2and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. 3Then 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. When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” 5But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” 6And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking.
Read all of Luke 5Luke 5:4 word by word
Ὡς δὲ ἐπαύσατο λαλῶν εἶπεν πρὸς τὸν Σίμωνα· ἐπανάγαγε εἰς τὸ βάθος, καὶ χαλάσατε τὰ δίκτυα ὑμῶν εἰς ἄγραν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Nowδέde · thenG1161
- whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- he had leftπαύωpauō · to ceaseG3973
- speakingλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
- he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- Simonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
- Launch outἐπανάγωepanagō · to set offG1877
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the deepβάθοςbathos · depthG899
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- let downχαλάωchalaō · to lowerG5465
- yourσύsu · youG4771
- netsδίκτυονdiktuon · netG1350
- a draughtἄγραagra · catchG61
Cross-references for Luke 5:4
- Matthew 17:27Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them for Me and you.”
- John 21:6And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.
Commentaries on Luke 5:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Launch, out - Go out with your vessels. Into the deep - Into the sea; at a distance from the shore. For a draught - A draught of fish; or let down your nets for the “taking” of fish.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4let down your nets for a catch: Peter was naturally unsure when a teacher told fishermen how to catch fish. It seemed strange for three reasons: When the sun rose, the fish went down to the bottom of the lake. This is why they usually fished at night. They used a heavy net that hung from the side of the boat, held by two men (or stretched between two boats), so they could not fish in deep water. They had just fished all night and caught nothing, so it now…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. for a draught--munificent recompense for the use of his boat.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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