Luke 5:1._He stood near the lake. _Matthew and Mark, according to the usual custom of their language, call it _the sea of Galilee. _The proper name of this lake among the ancient Hebrews was כנרת, (_Chinnereth_;) (338) but, when the language became corrupted, the word was changed to _Gennesaret. _Pr... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 5:5._Master, toiling all the night, we have taken nothing. _The reason why Peter calls him _Master _unquestionably is, that he knows Christ to be accustomed to discharge the office of a _Teacher, _and is moved with reverence toward him. But he has not yet made such progress as to deserve to be... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 5:6._They inclosed a great multitude of fishes. _The design of the miracle undoubtedly was, to make known Christ’s divinity, and thus to induce Peter and others to become his disciples. But we may draw from this instance a general instruction, that we have no reason to be afraid lest our labor... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 5:8._Depart from me, O Lord. _Although men are earnest in seeking the presence of God, yet, as soon as God appears, they must be struck with terror, and almost rendered lifeless by dread and alarm, until he administers consolation. They have the best reason for calling earnestly on God, because... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 5:10._For afterwards thou shalt catch men. _The words of Matthew are, _I will make you fishers of men; _and those of Mark are, _I will cause that you may become fishers of men. _They teach us, that Peter, and the other three, were not only gathered by Christ to be his disciples, but were made a... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 5:29._And Levi made him a great banquet _This appears to be at variance with what Luke relates, that _he left all: _but the solution is easy. Matthew disregarded every hinderance, and gave up himself entirely to Christ, but yet did not abandon the charge of his own domestic affairs. When Paul,... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke 5:39._And no person who has drunk old wine. _This statement is given by Luke alone, and is undoubtedly connected with the preceding discourse. Though commentators have tortured it in a variety of ways, I take it simply as a warning to the Pharisees not to attach undue importance to a received c... [ Continue Reading ]