Luke 5:5

Simon answered and said, “Master, we worked all night, and caught nothing, but at your word, I will let down the nets.”

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In The King James Version

And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

In Context

4When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Take the boat out into the deeper water and let down your nets for a catch.”

6When they had done this, they gathered a very large number of fish, and their nets were breaking.

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Cross References

2 Kings 5:10Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and dip yourself into the Jordan seven times, and your flesh will be restored; you will be clean.”

Ezekiel 37:4Then he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones and say to them, 'Dry bones. Listen to the word of Yahweh.

Luke 6:46Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and yet you do not obey the things that I say?

Luke 9:33As they were going away from Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)

Luke 17:13and they lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.”

John 15:14You are my friends if you do the things that I command you.

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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