Lukechapter 5

A.Nets Breaking: Depart From Me, Lordvv. 1-11

1 On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God, 2 He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. 3 Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat. 4 When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” 5 “Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.” 6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear. 7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. 8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.” 9 For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, 10 and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.” 11 And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.

B.A Leper Cleansed; Jesus Withdraws to Prayvv. 12-16

12 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” 13 Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him. 14 “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” 15 But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses. 16 Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.

C.Lowered Through the Tilesvv. 17-26

17 One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick. 18 Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus, 19 but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus. 20 When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.” 21 But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 22 Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? 23 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’ 24 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.” 25 And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God. 26 Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”

D.Levi's Feast for Tax Collectorsvv. 27-32

27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, 28 and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him. 29 Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them. 30 But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31 Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

E.New Wine Must Go Into New Skinsvv. 33-39

33 Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.” 34 Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? 35 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.” 36 He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old. 37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. 38 Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins. 39 And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”

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Chapter summary

Miraculous draught of fishes; Peter's 'depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.' Leper cleansed.

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Miraculous draught of fishes; Peter's 'depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.' Leper cleansed. Paralytic lowered through the roof: 'thy sins are forgiven thee.' Call of Levi at the receipt of custom. Fasting question; new wine, new bottles; the old-wine saying unique to Luke.

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the New Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.

Context

Gospel · Luke — Luke overview

A. 1–11 Nets Breaking: Depart From Me, Lord
B. 12–16 A Leper Cleansed; Jesus Withdraws to Pray
C. 17–26 Lowered Through the Tiles
D. 27–32 Levi's Feast for Tax Collectors
E. 33–39 New Wine Must Go Into New Skins

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Matthew 910 verses
- Matthew 9:2Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”
- Matthew 9:4But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts?
- Matthew 9:5Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’
- Matthew 9:8When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
- Matthew 9:9As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
- Matthew 9:10Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.
- Read Matthew 9: 4 more there →
Mark 29 verses
- Mark 2:3Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.
- Mark 2:4Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.
- Mark 2:6But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,
- Mark 2:9“Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
- Mark 2:13Once again Jesus went out beside the sea. All the people came to Him, and He taught them there.
- Mark 2:15While Jesus was dining at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Him and His disciples—for there were many who followed Him.
- Read Mark 2: 3 more there →
Matthew 44 verses
- Matthew 4:18As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- Matthew 4:19“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
- Matthew 4:20And at once they left their nets and followed Him.
- Matthew 4:21Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
- Read Matthew 4 →
Mark 14 verses
- Mark 1:16As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- Mark 1:19Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.
- Mark 1:35Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and slipped out to a solitary place to pray.
- Mark 1:45But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news. Consequently, Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view, but He stayed out in solitary places. Yet people came to Him from every quarter.
- Read Mark 1 →

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Luke 63 verses
- Luke 6:12In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
- Luke 6:19The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.
- Luke 6:46Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I say?
- Read Luke 6 →
Luke 53 verses
- Luke 5:11And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.
- Luke 5:13Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
- Luke 5:28and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.
- Read Luke 5 →
Luke 173 verses
- Luke 17:14When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.
- Luke 17:16He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.
- Luke 17:22Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.
- Read Luke 17 →
Mark 32 verses
- Mark 3:9Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
- Mark 3:18Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
- Read Mark 3 →

Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.