Luke 5 · Verse 6

Luke 5:6

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

Luke 5:6, King James Version

Luke 5:6 in other translations

BSB	When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.
WEB	When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking.
ASV	And when they had done this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes; and their nets were breaking;
YLT	And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net was breaking,
DARBY	And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes. And their net broke.
BBE	And when they had done this, they got such a great number of fish that it seemed as if their nets would be broken;
Webster	And when they had done this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net broke.

What does Luke 5:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

6. net brake--rather "was breaking," or "beginning to break," as in Lu 5:7, "beginning to sink."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes

Verse 6. Their net brake. Or their net began, to break, or was about to break. This is all that is implied in the Greek word. If their nets had actually broken, as our English word seems to suppose, the fish would have escaped; but no more is meant than that there was such a multitude of fishes that their net was on the point of being rent asunder.

(d) "And when they" Eccl 11:6, Gal 6:9

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 6 Their net brake - Or, began to break, διερῥηγνυτο, or, was likely to be broken. Had it broke, as our version states, they could have caught no fish. Grammarians give the following rule concerning words of this kind. Verba completiva inchoative intelligenda. Verbs which signify the accomplishment of a thing, are often to be understood as only signifying the beginning of that accomplishment. Raphelius gives some very pertinent examples of this out of Herodotus.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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…

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Luke 5:6 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532

τοῦτοtoutothisG3778

ποιήσαντεςpoiēsanteshaving doneG4160

συνέκλεισανsunekleisanthey enclosedG4788

πλῆθοςplēthosa multitudeG4128

ἰχθύωνichthuōnof fishesG2486

πολύ·polugreat;G4183

διερρήσσετοdierrēssetowere breakingG1284

δὲdenowG1161

τὰtatheG3588

δίκτυαdiktuanetsG1350

αὐτῶν.autōnof them.G846

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Cross references for Luke 5:6

John 21:6-11
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. Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea. And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes. As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. …
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
2 Kings 4:3-7
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out. And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. …
Galatians 6:9
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

they inclosed.
2Ki 4:3-7; Ec 11:6; Joh 21:6-11; Ac 2:41; 4:4; 1Co 15:58; Ga 6:9

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Context

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 5:6
And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
Luke 5:7
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.

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Luke 5:6 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y habiéndolo hecho, encerraron gran multitud de pescado, que su red se rompía.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et ayant fait cela, ils enfermèrent une grande quantité de poissons, et leur filet se rompait.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und als sie dies getan hatten, umschlossen sie eine große Menge Fische, und ihr Netz riß.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et cum hoc fecissent, concluserunt piscium multitudinem copiosam: rumpebatur autem rete eorum.