Luke 5:6

And, when this they had done, they enclosed a very large number of fishes, and their nets began to break.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5And Simon, answering, said—Master! although through the whole night we toiled, we took, nothing; howbeit, at thy bidding, I will let down the nets.

7And they made signs to their partners in the other boat, to come and help them; and they came, and filled both the boats,—so that they began to sink.

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Cross References

2 Kings 4:3And he said—Go, ask thee vessels, from without, of all thy neighbours,—empty vessels, let them not be few.

John 21:6And, he, said unto them—Cast the net, on the right side of the boat,—and ye shall find. They cast, therefore; and, no longer, were they able, to draw, it, for the multitude of the fishes.

Acts 2:41They, therefore, who welcomed his word, were immersed; and there were added, on that day, about three thousand souls.

1 Corinthians 15:58So, then, my beloved brethren,—become ye, steadfast, immovable, superabounding in the work of the Lord, at all times; knowing that, your toil, is not in vain in the Lord.

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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