CHAPTER FIVE:
FISHERS OF MEN AND CALLING SINNERS
[“Fishermen and Tax collectors”]
Key word: Physician
Luke 5:1-11 – Fishermen Follow Jesus
|| Matthew 4:18-22;[1] Mark 1:16-20[2]
LK5:1 Now while Jesus was standing on the shore of lake Gennesaret,[3] and the crowd was pressing closely as they listened to God’s Word, LK5:2 he saw two fishing boats on the beach with fishermen cleaning their nets. LK5:3 Jesus boarded one of the boats which belonged to Simon [Peter], and he asked him to put out a bit while he sat down and taught the crowds. LK5:4 After he finished speaking, Jesus said to Simon: “Go further out into deep water and let out your nets for a catch.”[4] LK5:5 Then Simon told Jesus: “Master, we fished all night and caught nothing! But if you tell us to I will let down the nets.” LK5:6 After Simon did as he was told they caught so many fish that their nets began to rip apart. LK5:7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and after they came alongside they filled both boats so they were about to swamp. LK5:8 Now Simon Peter realized what had happened and he fell down at the knees of Jesus and said: “Leave me, Master, for I am a sinful man!” LK5:9 For he became awestruck with all the others because of the catch of fish they had pulled in. LK5:10 Now Simon’s fishing partners James and John the sons of Zebedee felt the same way and they heard Jesus say to Simon: “Do not be frightened. From now on you will catch humans!” LK5:11 Then they abandoned their boats and tackle on the beach and followed Jesus.
[1] Matthew 4:18-22: For details see notes in Nazarene Commentary 2000 on Matthew.
[2] Mark 1:16-20: For details see notes in Nazarene Commentary 2000 on Mark.
[3] Gennesaret: Another name for Galilee though by some to be derived from the older Hebrew name. [Numbers 34:11; Matthew 4:18; Mark 1:16]
[4] Let out your nets for a catch: Compare John 21:6.
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Preceding
Luke 4 – The Nazarene’s Commentary: Review Questions on Chapter Four
Written by Belgian Biblestudents - Belgische Bijbelstudenten
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