Luke 5:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, ”

Luke 5:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The people pressed upon his - Multitudes came to hear. There were times in the life of our Saviour when thousands were anxious to hear him, and when many, as we have no reason to doubt, became hi...
Luke 5:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And (1) it came to pass, that, as the people (a) pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, (1) Christ reveals to the four disciples whom he had taken unto himself...
Luke 5:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Call of the First Disciples ( cf. Mark 1:16-20 *, Matthew 4:18-22 *). The eager crowds that attend Jesus show His need of assistants. The simpler story of Mk. and Mt. is here replaced by o...
Luke 5:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

And, &c. verses: Luke 5:1-11 . it came to pass. See Luke 1:8 . to hear . and heard. So all the texts. God. App-98. He . Emphatic, to distinguish Him from the crowds. stood . was stan...
Luke 5:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 5:1 . He stood near the lake. Matthew and Mark, according to the usual custom of their language, call it the sea of Galilee. The proper name of this lake among the ancient Hebrews wa...
Luke 5:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, The people pressed upon him - There was a glorious prospect of a plentiful harve...
Luke 5:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, In our exposition of Matthew 4:18-22 , we have shown, as it appears to u...
Luke 5:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Miraculous Draught of Fishes. The Palsied Man 1-11. First miraculous draught of fishes (peculiar to Lk). Many critics identify this incident with that recorded in Matthew 4:18 and Mark 1:16 . B...
Luke 5:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

V. (1-11) And it came to pass... — See Notes on Matthew 4:18-22 . The narrative here has so many points in common with that in St. Matthew and St. Mark ( Mark 1:16-20 ) that it has been suppose...
Luke 5:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 10 THE CALLING OF THE FOUR. WHEN Peter and his companions had the interview with Jesus by the Jordan, and were summoned to follow Him, it was the designation, rather than the appointment,...
Luke 5:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

New Catchers of Men Luke 5:1-11 Not their first call, recorded in John 1:35-42 , but another which preceded their appointment to the apostolate. The Lord always supersedes us. He superseded P...
Luke 5:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Four of Jesus' disciples, already called into the relation of discipleship, are here called more definitely to service. Taking command of their vessel, to which in all probability they had returned w...
Luke 5:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS We have in this Chapter the Lord Jesus teaching the People: the miraculous Draught of Fishes; the Leper cleansed; a Man with a Palsy healed; and the Call of Matthew.
Luke 5:1 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

ON HEARING SERMONS ‘The people pressed upon Him to hear the word of God.’ Luke 5:1 This eagerness of the people to hear Christ is full of instruction, and both of encouragement and caution t...
Luke 5:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And it came to pass, that as the people pressed upon him ,.... As Christ went through Galilee, and preached in the synagogues there, great crowds of people attended on him, and they followed him whe...
Luke 5:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, Ver. 1. As the people pressed upon him ] This was both an argument of the tr...
Luke 5:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

As the people pressed upon him , with great eagerness, to hear the word of God Insomuch that no house could contain them: they perceived Christ's word to be the word of God , by the divine power...
Luke 5:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

PETER, JAMES AND JOHN CALLED AS DISCIPLES (vs.1-11) It is good to read in verse 1 that by the Lake of Gennesaret (or Sea of Galilee) the people pressed upon the Lord Jesus, not to see miracles, b...
Luke 5:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Call of Peter, James, and John. 1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood b...
Luke 5:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

OLBGrk; LUKE CHAPTER 5 Luke 5:1-3 Christ teacheth the people out of Simon's ship. Luke 5:4-11 The miraculous draught of fishes: Simon and the two sons of Zebedee follow him. Luke 5:12-15...
Luke 5:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Establishment And Expansion of Jesus' Messianic Ministry (5:1-9:50). In this section we see the see the establishment and growth of Jesus' ministry as Messiah as He manifests Himself to Israel...
Luke 5:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 5:1 . To hear the word of God .—“His preaching in the synagogues had excited so much attention that the people followed Him to the shore of the lake to hear Him” ( Speaker’s...
Luke 5:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 5:1-11 Fishers of Men. I. This passage reminds us that discipleship comes before apostleship. Peter had been, for at least some months, a docile learner in the school of Christ before he was...
Luke 5:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 5:1-2 . And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, and saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were go...
Luke 5:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 5:3 . He sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. Here he used those beautiful parables, in Matthew 13 .; but Matthew's gospel being extant, St. Luke does not repeat the parables in...
Luke 5:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon Him to hear the Word of God The gospel and the masses What could have been the wonderful secret power by which the great Prophet of Galilee...
Luke 5:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION When St. Luke compiled his Gospel, many of the circumstances connected with the early relations of the leaders of Christianity with their Founder were so well known, and had been so o...
Luke 5:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And it came to pass that, as the people pressed upon Him to hear the Word of God, He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret,
Luke 5:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Joshua 12:3 ; Luke 12:1 ; Luke 8:45 ; Mark 1:16 ; Mark 3:9 ; Mark 5:24 ; Mark 6:53 ; Matthew 11:12 ; Matthew 14:34 ; Matthew 4:18 ; Numbers 34:11
Luke 5:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Matthew 4:18 ; Mark 1:16 .

Luke 5:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Luke 5:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Luke 5:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 5:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Luke 5:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 5:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Luke 5:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Luke 5:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 5:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Luke 5:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Luke 5:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Luke 5:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Luke 5:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Luke 5:1 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Luke 5:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Luke 5:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Luke 5:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 5:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 5:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Luke 5:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Luke 5:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 5:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Luke 5:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 5:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 5:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 5:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Luke 5:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Luke 5:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Luke 5:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 5:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes