Luke 5:9

For astonishment had enveloped him, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish that they had taken.

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In The King James Version

For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:

In Context

8But when Simon Peter had seen this, he fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying, “Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.”

10Now the same was true of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were associates of Simon. And Jesus said to Simon: “Do not be afraid. From now on, you will be catching men.”

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Cross References

Psalms 8:8You have subjected all things under his feet, all sheep and oxen, and in addition: the beasts of the field,

Luke 2:18And all who heard it were amazed by this, and by those things which were told to them by the shepherds.

Luke 4:36And fear fell over them all. And they discussed this among themselves, saying: “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they depart.”

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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