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Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary (4 vols)

Luke 5:5

Luke 5:5. Master. Not ‘teacher,' but a title of respect, not involving a close personal relation.

We toiled. Not ‘have toiled,' for that implies that they had just stopped. Peter gives an account of the last night's labor.

All night. The usual time for fishing, comp. John 21:2.

But, not ‘nevertheless.'

At thy word. On account of thy word. This involved faith, yet the proverbial superstition of fishermen may have entered here.

I will let down the nets. He speaks as the director of the fishing party. The significance of this verse for ‘fishers of men' is obvious.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Luke 5:5. _SIMON - SAID - MASTER_] επιστατα. This is the first place where this word occurs; it is used by none of the inspired penmen but Luke, and he applies it only to our blessed Lord. It p...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    MASTER - This is the first time that the word here translated “Master” occurs in the New Testament, and it is used only by Luke. The other evangelists call him Rabbi, or Lord. The word here used means...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 5 _ 1. The Miraculous Drought of Fishes. (Luke 5:1)_ 2. The Leper Healed. (Luke 5:12) 3. The Paralytic Healed. (Luke 5:17) 4. The Call of Matthew and the Feast ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE CALL OF THE FIRST DISCIPLES (_cf._ Mark 1:16 *, Matthew 4:18 *). The eager crowds that attend Jesus show His need of assistants. The simpler story of Mk. and Mt. is here replaced by one which intr...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    Jesus was standing on the shore of the Lake of Gennesaret while the crowds pressed in upon him to listen to the word of God. He saw two boats riding close to the shore. the fishermen had disembarked f...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    THE CONDITIONS OF A MIRACLE (Luke 5:1-11)...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    UNTO. to. MASTER. Greek _Epistates._. word peculiar to Luke, implying knowledge and greater authority than _Rabbi,_ or Teacher. Occurs seven times (Luke 5:5; Luke 8:24; Luke 8:24;...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ἘΠΙΣΤΆΤΑ. The word is not _Rabbi_ as in the other Evangelists,—a word which Gentiles would not have understood but Ἐπιστάτα (in its occasional classic sense of ‘teacher’) which is peculiar to St Luke...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Catena Aurea Commentary

    Ver 4. Now when he had left speaking, he said to Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. 5. And Simon answering said to him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and ha...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΆΠΟΚΡΙΘΕΊΣ _aor. pass. (dep.) part. от_ ΆΠΟΚΡΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G611) отвечать (MH, 453; VA, 138). ΈΠΙΣΤΆΤΑ _voc. sing. от_ ΕΠΙΣΤΆΤΗΣ (G1988) наставник, управляющий, мастер, предполагается авторитетность лица,...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 1 Challenging Men (Luke 5:1-11) 5 While the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret. 2And he saw two boats by the lake; b...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    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, In our exposition of Matthew 4:18, we have shown, as it appears to us, that th...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    31-32 Compare Mat_4:13-17; Mar_1:21-22. 31 His rejection in "His own country" led to His making Capernaum "His own city". From this as a base, He circled about on His evangelistic tours, returning th...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    5:5 Master, (b-7) 'One who is over others,' not 'teacher.' see ch. 9.33. Only used of Christ and only by Luke....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    MASTER] implying that he was already a disciple. This particular word is peculiar to St. Luke....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    MASTER, WE HAVE TOILED ALL THE NIGHT. — The word translated Master (_epistates_) is not the same as that (_didaskalos,_ teacher) in the other Gospels, and often in this also, and is peculiar to St. Lu...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    V. (1-11) AND IT CAME TO PASS... — See Notes on Matthew 4:18. The narrative here has so many points in common with that in St. Matthew and St. Mark (Mark 1:16) that it has been supposed by most commen...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    _The call of Peter_. This narrative, brought in later than the corresponding one in Mk., assumes larger dimensions and an altered character. Peter comes to the front, and the other three named in Mk.,...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    ἐπιστάτα : Lk.'s name for Jesus as Master, six times; a Greek term for Gentile readers instead of Rabbi = (1) _Master_, then (2) Teacher, “qui enim magistri doctrinae erant, ii magistri simul vitae es...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Four of Jesus' disciples, already called into the relation of discipleship, are here called more definitely to service. Taking command of their vessel, to which in all probability they had returned wi...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And Simon answering said unto him, (b) Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. (b) The word signifies someone that has rule ove...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Though these words of St. Peter seem to express his little hope of success, as he had been toiling ( Greek: kopiasantes) the whole night, the most favourable time for fishing, yet they were intended b...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

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  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

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  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

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  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    Ministers of the gospel who have preached and labored long without apparent effect, should not be discouraged; but according to Christ's directions should continue to labor in humble dependence on him...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The miraculous draught:...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    PETER, JAMES AND JOHN CALLED AS DISCIPLES (vs.1-11) It is good to read in verse 1 that by the Lake of Gennesaret (or Sea of Galilee) the people pressed upon the Lord Jesus, not to see miracles, but t...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 5:3"....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Luke 5:5 But G2532 Simon G4613 answered G611 (G5679) said G2036 (G5627) Him G846 Master G1988 toiled...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    MASTER (επιστατα). Used only by Luke in the N.T. and always in addresses to Christ (Luke 8:24; Luke 8:45; Luke 9:33; Luke 9:49;...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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, and saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone ou...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Miraculous draught of fishes. Healing of a leper and a paralytic. Call of Matthew. The scribes and Pharisees answered. Parables of the garment and bottles. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Simon, Ja...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Luke 5:3. _He sat down, and taught the people out of the ship._ Here he used those beautiful parables, in Matthew 13.; but Matthew's gospel being extant, St. Luke does not repeat the parables in this...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    OUT FARTHER TO THE DEEP WATER. Where the fish are. LET YOUR NETS DOWN FOR A CATCH. This is Jesus' promise that they will catch fish. BUT IF YOU say SO. They had worked hard all night without catching...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless, at Thy word--_ OBEDIENCE TO THE WORD OF CHRIST How very much may simple obedience partake of the sublime l Peter here app...

  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

    CHAPTER 5 VER. 6. _They inclosed a great multitude of fishes_ for Peter had said, "At Thy word I will let down the net." "Behold here the fruit and reward of obedience. Jesus did this 1. In order that...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 5:1. TO HEAR THE WORD OF GOD.—“His preaching in the synagogues had excited so much attention that the people followed Him to the shore of the lake to hear Him” (_Speaker’s Comme...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION When St. Luke compiled his Gospel, many of the circumstances connected with the early relations of the leaders of Christianity with their Founder were so well known, and had been so often r...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Luke's gospel chapter 5. The popularity of the ministry of Jesus is growing. Word is being spread around of the miracles that are being wrought by Him, and now where...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Kings 5:10; Ezekiel 37:11; Ezekiel 37:12; Ezekiel 37:4; John 15:14

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Master [ε π ι σ τ α τ α]. Used by Luke only, and always with reference to Jesus. He never uses Rabbi, as John especially. Wyc., commander. Toiled [κ ο π ι α σ α ν τ ε ς]. From korov, suffering, weari...

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