Luke 5:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. ”

Luke 5:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Their 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,...
Luke 5:6 - 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 5:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

multitude . shoal. brake . were beginning to break. Imperfect Tense. Occurances Luke 8:29 and Acts 14:14 . Elsewhere only in Matthew 26:65 . Mark 14:63 ("rent ").
Luke 5:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 5:6 . They inclosed a great multitude of fishes. The design of the miracle undoubtedly was, to make known Christ’s divinity, and thus to induce Peter and others to become his disciples....
Luke 5:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. Their net brake - Or, began to break, διερῥηγνυτο, or, was likely to be broken. Had it broke, as our vers...
Luke 5:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And their net brake.— Διερρηγνυτο,— was breaking, or began to break. This translation is justified by the words ωστε βυθιζεσθαι αυτα, in the following verse, which without dispute is there prop...
Luke 5:6 - 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 5:6 - 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 5:6 - 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 5:6 - 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 5:6 - 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 5:6 - 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 5:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(4) Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. (5) And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and...
Luke 5:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when they had done this ,.... Had put the ship out further to sea, and had let down their net: they enclosed a great multitude of fish ; in their net, which by the secret divine power of Chris...
Luke 5:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. Ver. 6. And their net brake ] Yet the fishes got not out, which some note for another miracle.
Luke 5:6 - 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 5:6 - 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 5:6 - 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 5:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Luke 5:3 "
Luke 5:6 - 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 5:6 - 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 5:6 - 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 5:6 - 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 5:6 - 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 5:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

And when they had thus done, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and the net brake The desponding encouraged I. IS DISCHARGING THE DUTIES OF LIFE OUR BEST ENDEAVOURS MAY APPEAR FRUITLESS...
Luke 5:6 - 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 5:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The miraculous draught:
Luke 5:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 15:58 ; 2 Kings 4:3-7 ; Acts 2:41 ; Acts 4:4 ; Ecclesiastes 11:6 ; Galatians 6:9 ; John 21:6-11
Luke 5:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Their net brake — Began to tear.

Luke 5:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Luke 5:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 5:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Luke 5:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 5:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Luke 5:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Luke 5:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Luke 5:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 5:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Luke 5:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Luke 5:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Luke 5:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Luke 5:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Luke 5:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Luke 5:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Luke 5:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 5:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 5:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Luke 5:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Luke 5:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 5:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Luke 5:6 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 5:6 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 5:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 5:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

Luke 5:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Luke 5:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Luke 5:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 5:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes