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

4Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. 5And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. 7And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. 8When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

Luke 5:6 word by word

καὶ τοῦτο ποιήσαντες συνέκλεισαν πλῆθος ἰχθύων πολύ· διερρήσσετο δὲ τὰ δίκτυα αὐτῶν.Read the interlinear

• 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 4:3Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
• Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
• John 21:6And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
• Acts 2:41Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
• Acts 4:4Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
• Galatians 6:9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

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