Luke 5:7

And 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.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.

In Context

6And, when this they had done, they enclosed a very large number of fishes, and their nets began to break.

8And Simon, beholding, fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying—Depart from me! Because, a sinful man, am I, O Lord!

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Cross References

Exodus 23:5When thou seest the ass of him that hateth thee sinking down under his burden, and mightest have foreborne to unload him, thou shalt surely help him to unload,

Acts 11:25He went away, however, unto Tarsus, to seek up Saul;

Galatians 6:2One another’s burdens, be ye bearing, and, so, fill up the law of the Christ.

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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