Luke 5:4
Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
Luke 5:4 in other translations
| BSB | When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” |
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| WEB | When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” |
| ASV | And when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. |
| YLT | And when he left off speaking, he said unto Simon, ‘Put back to the deep, and let down your nets for a draught;' |
| DARBY | But when he ceased speaking, he said to Simon, Draw out into the deep water and let down your nets for a haul. |
| BBE | And when his talk was ended, he said to Simon, Go out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish. |
| Webster | Now when he had left speaking, he said to Simon, Lanch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. |
What does Luke 5:4 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
Into the deep. Into the sea; at a distance from the shore.
For a draught. A draught of fish; or let down your nets for the taking of fish.
(b) Jn 21:6
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 5:1-11
When Christ had done preaching, he told Peter to apply to the business of his calling. Time spent on week days in public exercises of religion, need be but little hinderance in time, and may be great furtherance to us in temper of mind, as to our worldly business. With what cheerfulness may we go about the duties of our calling, when we have been with God, and thus have our worldly employments sanctified to us by…
Luke 5:4 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 5:4
- John 21:6
And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
- Matthew 17:27
Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
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Context
- Luke 5:3
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.
- Luke 5:4
Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
- Luke 5:5
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.
Luke 5:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y como cesó de hablar, dijo á Simón: Tira á alta mar, y echad vuestras redes para pescar. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et quand il eut cessé de parler, il dit à Simon: Mène en pleine eau, et lâchez vos filets pour la pêche. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Als er aber aufhörte zu reden, sprach er zu Simon: Fahre hinaus auf die Tiefe und lasset eure Netze zu einem Fange hinab. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ut cessavit autem loqui, dixit ad Simonem: Duc in altum, et laxate retia vestra in capturam. |