Luke 5:10
This included James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid, because from now on you will catch men.”
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9For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken.
11When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
Cross References
Matthew 4:19Jesus said to them, “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
Matthew 13:47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea, and that gathered creatures of every kind.
Matthew 20:20Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to Jesus with her sons. She bowed down before him and asked for something from him.
Luke 5:7So they motioned to their partners in the other boat that they should come and help them. They came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.
Acts 2:4They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them to speak.
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 →