Luke 5:1
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,
Luke 5:1 in other translations
| BSB | On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God, |
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| WEB | Now while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret. |
| ASV | Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; |
| YLT | And it came to pass, in the multitude pressing on him to hear the word of God, that he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, |
| DARBY | And it came to pass, as the crowd pressed on him to hear the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret: |
| BBE | Now it came about that while the people came pushing to be near him, and to have knowledge of the word of God, he was by a wide stretch of water named Gennesaret; |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Luke 5:1 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Verse 1. The people pressed upon him. Multitudes came to hear. There were times in the life of our Saviour when thousands were anxious to hear him, and when many, as we have no reason to doubt, became his true followers. Indeed, it is not possible to tell what might have been his success, had not the Pharisees and scribes, and those who were in Office, opposed him, and taken measures to draw the people away from his ministry; for the common people heard him gladly, Mk 12:37.
The Lake of Gennesaret. Called also the Sea of Galilee and the Sea of Tiberias.
"Gennesaret was the more ancient name of the lake,The plain lying between Capernaum and Tiberias is said by Dr. Thomson (The Land and the Book, vol. i. p. 536) to be a little longer than thirty, and not quite twenty furlongs in breadth. It is described by Josephus as being, in his time, universally fertile.
taken from a small territory or plain of that name
on its western borders. See Nu 34:11; Josh 19:35,
where, after the Hebrew orthography, it is called
Chinnereth" (Owen).
"Its nature is wonderful as well as its beauty. Its soilDr. Thomson describes it now as "preeminently fruitful in thorns." This was the region of the early toils of our Redeemer. Here he performed some of his first and most amazing miracles; here he selected his disciples; and here, on the shores of this little and retired lake, among people of poverty and inured to the privations of fishermen, he laid the foundation of a religion which is yet to spread through all the world, and which has already blessed millions of guilty and miserable men, and translated them to heaven.
is so fruitful that all sorts of trees can grow upon it,
and the inhabitants accordingly plant all sorts of
trees there; for the temperature of the air is so
well mixed that it agrees very well with these several
sorts; particularly walnuts, which require the
coldest air, flourish there in vast plenty. One may
call this the ambition of Nature, where it forces
those plants which are naturally enemies to one another
to agree together. It is a happy conjunction of the
seasons, as if every one laid claim to this country;
for it not only nourishes different sorts of autumnal
fruits beyond men's expectations, but preserves them a
great while. It supplies men with the principal
fruits; with grapes and figs continually during ten
months of the year, and the rest of the fruits, as they
become ripe, through the whole year; for, besides the
good temperature of the air, it is also watered from a
most fertile fountain."
(a) "And it came to pass" Mt 4:18, Mk 1:16
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Introduction
The miraculous draught of fishes at the lake of Gennesaret, Luk 5:1-11. Christ heals a leper, Luk 5:12-14. His fame being published abroad, he withdraws to the desert, Luk 5:15, Luk 5:16. He heals a paralytic person, at which the scribes and Pharisees murmur, but the people glorify God, Luk 5:17-26. He calls the publican Levi, who makes a feast for Christ, to which he invites a great number of publicans and others, at which the scribes and Pharisees murmur, and our Lord vindicates his conduct, Luk 5:27-32. The question about fasting answered, Luk 5:33-35. The parable of the new piece of cloth put on the old garment, and the new wine in old bottles, Luk 5:36-39. Verse 1 The people pressed upon him - There was a glorious prospect of a plentiful harvest, but how few of these blades came to full corn in the ear! To hear with diligence and affection is well; but a preacher of the Gospel may expect that, out of crowds of hearers, only a few, comparatively, will fully receive the truth, and hold out to the end. To hear the word of God - Του λογον του Θεου, The doctrine of God, or, the heavenly doctrine. The lake of Gennesaret - Called also the sea of Galilee, Mat 4:18, and Mar 1:16; and the sea of Tiberias, Joh 6:1. It was, according to Josephus, forty furlongs in breadth, and one hundred and forty in length. No synagogue could have contained the multitudes who attended our Lord's ministry; and therefore he was obliged to preach in the open air. But this also some of the most eminent rabbins were in the habit of doing; though among some of their brethren it was not deemed reputable.Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 5:1-11
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Luke 5:1 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 5:1
- Mark 1:16-20
Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets. …
- Matthew 4:18-22
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. …
- Mark 3:9
And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
- Matthew 14:34
And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.
- Mark 6:53
And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
- Joshua 12:3
And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Beth–jeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdoth–pisgah:
- Deuteronomy 3:17
The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdoth–pisgah eastward.
- Matthew 11:12
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
- Mark 5:24
And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
- Luke 8:45
And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
- Numbers 34:11
And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:
- Luke 12:1
In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
4 in a miraculous taking of fishes, shows how he will make him and his partners fishers of men;
12 cleanses the leper;
16 prays in the wilderness;
17 heals one sick of the palsy;
27 calls Matthew the Publican;
29 eats with sinners, as being the physician of souls;
33 foretells the fastings and afflictions of the apostles after his ascension;
36 and illustrates the matter by the parable of old bottles and worn garments.
it.
8:45; 12:1; Mt 4:18-22; 11:12; Mr 1:16-20; 3:9; 5:24
the lake.
Nu 34:11
Chinnereth.
Jos 12:3
Chinneroth.
Mt 14:34; Mr 6:53
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Context
- Luke 5:1
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,
- Luke 5:2
And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
Luke 5:1 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y ACONTECIÓ, que estando él junto al lago de Genezaret, las gentes se agolpaban sobre él para oir la palabra de Dios. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Or il arriva, comme la foule se jetait sur lui pour entendre la parole de Dieu, qu’il se tenait sur le bord du lac de Génésareth. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Es geschah aber, als die Volksmenge auf ihn andrängte, um das Wort Gottes zu hören, daß er an dem See Genezareth stand. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Factum est autem, cum turbæ irruerunt in eum ut audirent verbum Dei, et ipse stabat secus stagnum Genesareth. |