Luke 5:6

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When they did this, they caught a great number of fish, and their nets began to tear.

King James Version (1611)
And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net brake:

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

English Standard Version
And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking.

New American Standard Bible
And when they had done this, they caught a great quantity of fish, and their nets began to tear;

New Century Version
When the fishermen did as Jesus told them, they caught so many fish that the nets began to break.

Amplified Bible
When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their nets were [at the point of] breaking;

New American Standard Bible (1995)
When they had done this, they enclosed a great quantity of fish, and their nets began to break;

Legacy Standard Bible
And when they had done this, they enclosed a great quantity of fish. And their nets began to break;

Berean Standard Bible
When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.

Contemporary English Version
They did it and caught so many fish that their nets began ripping apart.

Complete Jewish Bible
They did this and took in so many fish that their nets began to tear.

Darby Translation
And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes. And their net broke.

Easy-to-Read Version
The fishermen put their nets into the water. Their nets were filled with so many fish that they began to break.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And when they had so done, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, so that their net brake.

George Lamsa Translation
And when they had done this, they inclosed a great many fish; and their net was breaking.

Good News Translation
They let them down and caught such a large number of fish that the nets were about to break.

Lexham English Bible
And when they did this, they caught a very large number of fish, and their nets began to tear.

Literal Translation
And doing this, they netted a great multitude of fish; and their net was being torn.

American Standard Version
And when they had done this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes; and their nets were breaking;

Bible in Basic English
And when they had done this, they got such a great number of fish that it seemed as if their nets would be broken;

Hebrew Names Version
When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking.

International Standard Version
After the menthey">[fn] had done this, they caught so many fish that the nets began to tear.

Etheridge Translation
And when they had this done, they enclosed great multitudes of fishes, and their net brake.

Murdock Translation
And when they had done so, they inclosed very many fishes, so that the net was rent.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fisshes: But their nette brake.

English Revised Version
And when they had this done, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes; and their nets were breaking;

World English Bible
When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And having done this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net brake.

Weymouth's New Testament
This they did, and enclosed a vast number of fish; and their nets began to break.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne thei hadden do this thing, thei closiden togidir a greet multitude of fischis; and her net was brokun.

Update Bible Version
And when they had done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fish; and their nets were breaking;

Webster's Bible Translation
And when they had done this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net broke.

New English Translation
When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets started to tear.

New King James Version
And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking.

New Living Translation
And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear!

New Life Bible
When they had done this, they caught so many fish, their net started to break.

New Revised Standard
When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets were beginning to break.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when this they had done, they enclosed a very large number of fishes, and their nets began to break.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they had done this, they enclosed a very great multitude of fishes: and their net broke.

Revised Standard Version
And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish; and as their nets were breaking,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And when they had so done they inclosed a greate multitude of fisshes. And their net brake:

Young's Literal Translation
And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net was breaking,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And wha they had so done, they toke a greate multitude of fisshes, & their net brake.

Mace New Testament (1729)
which being done, they enclosed such a multitude of fish, the net began to break:

Simplified Cowboy Version
When they did, they caught so many fish their nets starting tearing apart.

Contextual Overview

¹Once 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. ⁴ When he finished teaching, he said to Simon, "Push out into deep water and let your nets out for a catch." ⁵Simon 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. ⁸Simon 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. One day in one of the villages there was a man covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus he fell down before him in prayer and said, "If you want to, you can cleanse me." Jesus put out his hand, touched him, and said, "I want to. Be clean." Then and there his skin was smooth, the leprosy gone. Jesus instructed him, "Don't talk about this all over town. Just quietly present your healed self to the priest, along with the offering ordered by Moses. Your cleansed and obedient life, not your words, will bear witness to what I have done." But the man couldn't keep it to himself, and the word got out. Soon a large crowd of people had gathered to listen and be healed of their ailments. As often as possible Jesus withdrew to out-of-the-way places for prayer. One day as he was teaching, Pharisees and religion teachers were sitting around. They had come from nearly every village in Galilee and Judea, even as far away as Jerusalem, to be there. The healing power of God was on him. Some men arrived carrying a paraplegic on a stretcher. They were looking for a way to get into the house and set him before Jesus. When they couldn't find a way in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof, removed some tiles, and let him down in the middle of everyone, right in front of Jesus. Impressed by their bold belief, he said, "Friend, I forgive your sins." That set the religion scholars and Pharisees buzzing. "Who does he think he is? That's blasphemous talk! God and only God can forgive sins." Jesus knew exactly what they were thinking and said, "Why all this gossipy whispering? Which is simpler: to say ‘I forgive your sins,' or to say ‘Get up and start walking'? Well, just so it's clear that I'm the Son of Man and authorized to do either, or both...." He now spoke directly to the paraplegic: "Get up. Take your bedroll and go home." Without a moment's hesitation, he did it—got up, took his blanket, and left for home, giving glory to God all the way. The people rubbed their eyes, incredulous—and then also gave glory to God. Awestruck, they said, "We've never seen anything like that!" After this he went out and saw a man named Levi at his work collecting taxes. Jesus said, "Come along with me." And he did—walked away from everything and went with him. Levi gave a large dinner at his home for Jesus. Everybody was there, tax men and other disreputable characters as guests at the dinner. The Pharisees and their religion scholars came to his disciples greatly offended. "What is he doing eating and drinking with crooks and ‘sinners'?" Jesus heard about it and spoke up, "Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? I'm here inviting outsiders, not insiders—an invitation to a changed life, changed inside and out." They asked him, "John's disciples are well-known for keeping fasts and saying prayers. Also the Pharisees. But you seem to spend most of your time at parties. Why?" Jesus said, "When you're celebrating a wedding, you don't skimp on the cake and wine. You feast. Later you may need to pull in your belt, but this isn't the time. As long as the bride and groom are with you, you have a good time. When the groom is gone, the fasting can begin. No one throws cold water on a friendly bonfire. This is Kingdom Come! "No one cuts up a fine silk scarf to patch old work clothes; you want fabrics that match. And you don't put wine in old, cracked bottles; you get strong, clean bottles for your fresh vintage wine. And no one who has ever tasted fine aged wine prefers unaged wine." ¹¹Push 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.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they enclosed: 2 Kings 4:3-7, Ecclesiastes 11:6, John 21:6-11, Acts 2:41, Acts 4:4, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Galatians 6:9

Reciprocal: Malachi 3:10 - that there John 2:5 - Whatsoever John 21:11 - and for

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when they had done this,.... Had put the ship out further to sea, and had let down their net:

they enclosed a great multitude of fish; in their net, which by the secret divine power of Christ, were gathered together just in that place, where by his order they cast the net:

and their net brake; with the weight and number, of the fishes, yet not so as to let the fish out; the Arabic version reads, "it was within a little that their nets were broke": they were just upon breaking, the draught was so numerous, the struggling so great, and the weight so heavy.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 torn asunder.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 5:6. Their net brake. — Or, began to break, διερρηγνυτο, 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.