Luke 5:8

When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

Ver. 8. For I am a sinful man] Gr. A man a sinner, ανηρ αμαρτωλος, a very mixture and compound of dirt and sin. See the like phrase, Numbers 32:14 .

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Depart from me, for I am a sinful man — And therefore not worthy to be in thy presence.

⁸ When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

Related Commentaries of Luke 5:8

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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