Luke 5:6

Having done this, a large shoal of fish filled the nets full to breaking point.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

5“Teacher, we worked hard all night, and didn't catch anything. But if you say so, I'll let down the nets,” Simon replied.

7They waved to their partners in the other boat, asking them to come over and help. The others came over and together they filled both of the boats with fish. The boats were so full that they began to sink.

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Cross References

2 Kings 4:3“Go and borrow empty jars from your neighbors—as many as possible, not just a few,” Elisha told her.

John 21:6“Throw the net out on the right side of the boat, and you'll find some,” he told them. So they threw out the net, and they weren't able to haul it in because it had so many fish.

Acts 2:41Those who accepted what he'd said were baptized, adding about three thousand people to the group of believers that day.

1 Corinthians 15:58So my dear brothers and sisters: be strong, stand firm, doing everything you can for the Lord's work, since you know that nothing you do in the Lord is wasted.

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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