Luke 5:7

And they made signs to their friends in the other boat to come to their help. And they came, and the two boats were so full that they were going down.

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In The King James Version

And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.

In Context

6And when they had done this, they got such a great number of fish that it seemed as if their nets would be broken;

8But Simon, when he saw it, went down at the knees of Jesus and said, Go away from me, O Lord, for I am a sinner.

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Cross References

Exodus 23:5If you see the ass of one who has no love for you bent down to the earth under the weight which is put on it, you are to come to its help, even against your desire.

Acts 11:25Then he went on to Tarsus, looking for Saul;

Galatians 6:2Take on yourselves one another's troubles, and so keep the law of Christ.

Matthew Henry on Luke 5:2-12

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 by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. 3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. 4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into… Read the whole commentary →

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