Luke 5:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. ”

Luke 5:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Two ships - The ships used on so small a lake were probably no more than fishing-boats without decks, and easily drawn up on the beach. Josephus says there were 230 of them on the lake, attended...
Luke 5:2 - 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 5:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

saw. App-133. Not the same word as in Luke 5:27 ; Luke 5:1 two ships. At that time there were about 4,000 on the lake. ships . boats. standing : i.e. at anchor. Eng. idiom is "lying". the...
Luke 5:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. Two ships - Δυο πλοια, Two vessels, It is highly improper to term these ships. They app...
Luke 5:2 - 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 5:2 - 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 5:2 - 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 5:2 - 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 5:2 - 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 He superseded P...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 5:2 - 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 5:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) 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, (2) And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out...
Luke 5:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And saw two ships standing by the lake ,.... Or two fishing boats; which were, as the Arabic version renders it, "detained by anchors at the shore of the lake"; the one belonging to Peter and Andrew...
Luke 5:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. Ver. 2. Were washing their nets ] Though they laboured last night, and had taken no...
Luke 5:2 - 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 5:2 - 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 5:2 - 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 5:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Luke 5:1 "
Luke 5:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus Reveals His Authority Over Both Fish and Fishermen and Calls the Fishermen To Fish Men (5:1-11) . The first incident in which Jesus' Messianic authority is revealed is in the calling of fish...
Luke 5:2 - 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 5:2 - 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 5:2 - 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 5:2 - 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 5:2 - 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 5:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes and the Call of the First Disciples. Luke 5:1-11 Preaching on the shore of the sea:
Luke 5:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Mark 1:19 ; Matthew 4:21

Luke 5:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Luke 5:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 5:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Luke 5:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Luke 5:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Luke 5:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 5:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Luke 5:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Luke 5:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Luke 5:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Luke 5:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Luke 5:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Luke 5:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Luke 5:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 5:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 5:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Luke 5:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Luke 5:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 5:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Luke 5:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 5:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 5:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 5:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Luke 5:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Luke 5:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge