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Luke 5:11

And when they had got their boats to the land, they gave up everything and went after him.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Galilee;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Miracles;   Peter;   Self-Denial;   Scofield Reference Index - Miracles;   Parables;   Thompson Chain Reference - Leaving All;   Renunciation;   Self-Denial;   Self-Indulgence-Self-Denial;   The Topic Concordance - Following;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Missionaries, All Christians Should Be as;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Peter;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Disciple, Discipleship;   Follow, Follower;   Miracle;   Easton Bible Dictionary - John;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Galilee, Sea of;   James;   Mark, the Gospel According to;   Peter;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Fish, Fishing;   Luke, Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - John the Apostle;   Magnificat;   Peter;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Ave Maria;   Call, Calling;   Dates (2);   Draught of Fishes;   Fish, Fisher, Fishing;   Forsaking All;   Incarnation (2);   John (the Apostle);   Luke, Gospel According to;   Peter;   Pleasure;   Popularity ;   Property (2);   Wealth (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   Peter;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ship;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - James;   Luke, the Gospel of;   Peter, Simon;   Sign;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Simon Cephas;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then they brought the boats to land, left everything, and followed him.
King James Version (1611)
And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsooke all, and followed him.
King James Version
And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.
English Standard Version
And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
New American Standard Bible
When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him.
New Century Version
When the men brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed Jesus.
Amplified Bible
After they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him [becoming His disciples, believing and trusting in Him and following His example].
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him.
Legacy Standard Bible
And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him.
Berean Standard Bible
And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.
Contemporary English Version
The men pulled their boats up on the shore. Then they left everything and went with Jesus.
Complete Jewish Bible
And as soon as they had beached their boats, they left everything behind and followed him.
Darby Translation
And having run the ships on shore, leaving all they followed him.
Easy-to-Read Version
The men brought their boats to the shore. They left everything and followed Jesus.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when they had brought the ships to land, they forsooke all, and followed him.
George Lamsa Translation
And they brought the boats to land, and left everything and followed him.
Good News Translation
They pulled the boats up on the beach, left everything, and followed Jesus.
Lexham English Bible
And after they brought their boats to the land, they left everything and followed him.
Literal Translation
And bringing the boats down onto the land, forsaking all things, they followed Him.
American Standard Version
And when they had brought their boats to land, they left all, and followed him.
Hebrew Names Version
When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and followed him.
International Standard Version
So when they brought the boats to shore, they left everything and followed Jesus.him
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Etheridge Translation
And they brought the vessels to land, and forsook every thing, and went after him.
Murdock Translation
And they brought the vessels to the land: and they left all and followed him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when they had brought vp their boates to the shore, they forsoke all, and folowed hym.
English Revised Version
And when they had brought their boats to land, they left all, and followed him.
World English Bible
When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and followed him.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed him.
Weymouth's New Testament
Then, after bringing their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne the bootis weren led vp to the loond, thei leften alle thingis, and thei sueden hym.
Update Bible Version
And when they had brought their boats to land, they left all, and followed him.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all, and followed him.
New English Translation
So when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.
New King James Version
So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him.
New Living Translation
And as soon as they landed, they left everything and followed Jesus.
New Life Bible
When they came to land with their boats, they left everything and followed Jesus.
New Revised Standard
When they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, bringing the boats down on to the land, they left all, and followed him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And having brought their ships to land, leaving all things, they followed him.
Revised Standard Version
And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they brought the shippes to londe and forsoke all and folowed him.
Young's Literal Translation
and they, having brought the boats upon the land, having left all, did follow him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they brought the shippes to londe, and left all, and folowed him.
Mace New Testament (1729)
then having brought their boats to shore, they left every thing, and followed him.
THE MESSAGE
Push Out into Deep Water Once when he was standing on the shore of Lake Gennesaret, the crowd was pushing in on him to better hear the Word of God. He noticed two boats tied up. The fishermen had just left them and were out scrubbing their nets. He climbed into the boat that was Simon's and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Sitting there, using the boat for a pulpit, he taught the crowd. When he finished teaching, he said to Simon, "Push out into deep water and let your nets out for a catch." Simon said, "Master, we've been fishing hard all night and haven't caught even a minnow. But if you say so, I'll let out the nets." It was no sooner said than done—a huge haul of fish, straining the nets past capacity. They waved to their partners in the other boat to come help them. They filled both boats, nearly swamping them with the catch. Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell to his knees before Jesus. "Master, leave. I'm a sinner and can't handle this holiness. Leave me to myself." When they pulled in that catch of fish, awe overwhelmed Simon and everyone with him. It was the same with James and John, Zebedee's sons, coworkers with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, "There is nothing to fear. From now on you'll be fishing for men and women." They pulled their boats up on the beach, left them, nets and all, and followed him.
Simplified Cowboy Version
When the boat got back to shore, they saddled up, left everything behind, and rode off with Jesus.

Contextual Overview

1 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; 2 And he saw two boats by the edge of the water, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. 3 And he got into one of the boats, the property of Simon, and made a request to him to go a little way out from the land. And being seated he gave the people teaching from the boat. 4 And when his talk was ended, he said to Simon, Go out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish. 5 And Simon, answering, said, Master, we were working all night and we took nothing: but at your word I will let down the nets. 6 And when they had done this, they got such a great number of fish that it seemed as if their nets would be broken; 7 And they made signs to their friends in the other boat to come to their help. And they came, and the two boats were so full that they were going down. 8 But Simon, when he saw it, went down at the knees of Jesus and said, Go away from me, O Lord, for I am a sinner. 9 For he was full of wonder and so were all those who were with him, at the number of fish which they had taken; 10 And so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were working with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Have no fear; from this time forward you will be a fisher of men.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they forsook: Luke 18:28-30, Matthew 4:20, Matthew 10:37, Matthew 19:27, Mark 1:18-25, Mark 10:21, Mark 10:29, Mark 10:30, Philippians 3:7, Philippians 3:8

Reciprocal: Ruth 2:11 - and how Matthew 4:19 - I will Matthew 4:21 - other Luke 5:28 - General Luke 14:33 - General John 21:3 - I go

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when they had brought their ships to land,.... Both Simon Peter's, and the other in which his partners were, and which were laden with fish:

they forsook all; even all their fish, which they doubtless might have made much money of, and their nets, and their ships, and their servants, and their relations, and friends:

and followed him; Christ; and became his disciples, even all four of them, Peter, Andrew, James, and John.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Forsook all - It was not “much” that they left - a couple of small boats and their nets; but it was all they had, even all their living. But this showed their love of Jesus, and their willingness to deny themselves, as “really” as if they had forsaken palaces and gold. All that Jesus asks is that we should leave “all” we have for him; that we should love him “more” than we do whatever friends or property we may possess, and be willing to give them all up when he requires it.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 5:11. They forsook all, and followed him. — God expects this from every person, and especially from those in whose hearts, or in whose behalf, he has wrought a miracle of grace or of providence. Jesus intended to call Peter, James, and John, to become his disciples; and that they might see the propriety and importance of the call, he: -

1st. TEACHES in their presence, that they may know his doctrine.

2dly. He WORKS a MIRACLE before their eyes, that they might see and be convinced of his power.

3dly. He CALLS them to go forth with this doctrine, and through this power, that they might teach the ignorant, and be successful in their work.


 
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