New Living Translation
Luke 5:3
3Stepping 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.
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
1One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God. 2He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. 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. 4When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.” 5“Master,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.”
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 4:18One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living.
- John 1:41Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means “Christ”).
- Matthew 13:1Later that same day Jesus left the house and sat beside the lake.
- Mark 4:1Once again Jesus began teaching by the lakeshore. A very large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat in the boat while all the people remained on the shore.
- John 8:2but early the next morning he was back again at the Temple. A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down and taught 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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