Luke 5:10

and in like manner also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners of Simon. But Jesus said: Fear thou not; henceforth thou shalt catch men unto life.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

In Context

9For astonishment had seized him, and all that were with him, at the draught of fishes which they had caught:

11And they brought the vessels to the land: and they left all and followed him.

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Cross References

Matthew 4:19And Jesus said to them: Follow me; and I will cause you to become fishers of men.

Matthew 13:47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a sweep net, which was cast into the sea, and collected fishes of every kind.

Matthew 20:20Then came, to him the mother of Zebedee's children, she and her sons; and she worshipped him, and asked something from him.

Luke 5:7And they made signs to their associates, in the other ship, to come and help them. And when they came, they filled both the ships, so that they were near to sinking.

Acts 2:4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in diverse 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 →

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