Luke 5:10 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 5:10

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.”

BSB

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ASV

and so were also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

KJV

And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

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Commentary

6 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

Say thou also, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord, that God may answer, Fear not. Confess thy sin, and the Lord will pardon thee. See how good the Lord is, who gives so much to men, that they have the power of making alive. As it follows, From henceforth thou shalt catch men.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Tertullian

On Idolatry (220)

Do you hesitate about arts, and trades, and about professions likewise, for the sake of children and parents? Even there was it demonstrated to us, that both "dear pledges," and handicrafts, and trades, are to be quite left behind for the Lord's sake; while James and John, called by the Lord, do leave quite behind both father and ship; while Matthew is roused up from the toll-booth; while even burying a father was too tardy a business for faith.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Peter and his part-owners were gainers by this great draught of fishes; it was a rich booty for them and therefore it transported them, and their joy was a helper to their faith. Note, When Christ's works of wonder are to us, in particular, works of grace, then especially they command our faith in his doctrine.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Thou shalt catch men - Ανθρωπους εσῃ ζωγρων, Thou shalt catch men alive; this is the proper signification of the word. Fear not: these discoveries of God tend to life, not to death; and ye shall become the instruments of life and salvation to a lost world. These fish are taken to be killed and fed on; but those who are converted under your ministry shall be preserved unto eternal life. See on Mat 4:18 (note), etc., where this subject is considered more at large.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

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Original language & word study

28 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὁμοίως	homoiōs	likewise	G3668 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
Ἰάκωβον	Iakōbon	James	G2385 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Ἰωάννην	Iōannēn	John	G2491 →
υἱοὺς	huious	[the] sons	G5207 →
Ζεβεδαίου,	Zebedaiou	of Zebedee,	G2199 →
οἳ	hoi	who	G3739 →
ἦσαν	ēsan	were	G1510 →
κοινωνοὶ	koinōnoi	partners	G2844 →
τῷ	tō	<the>	G3588 →
Σίμωνι.	Simōni	with Simon.	G4613 →
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
εἶπεν	eipen	said	G2036 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
Σίμωνα	Simōna	Simon	G4613 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰησοῦς·	Iēsous	Jesus;	G2424 →
μὴ	mē	Not	G3361 →
φοβοῦ·	phobou	do fear;	G5399 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
νῦν	nun	now on	G3568 →
ἀνθρώπους	anthrōpous	men	G444 →
ἔσῃ	esē	you will be	G1510 →
ζωγρῶν.	zōgrōn	catching.	G2221 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 4:19
“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
leads to
- Mark 1:17–18
  “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
- John 12:26
  If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
- Matthew 16:24
  Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
- Luke 9:59
  Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
- John 1:43
  The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
Through
Matthew 13:47
Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
leads to
- John 15:6
  If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
- 2 Timothy 3:2–5
  For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
- Matthew 22:9–10
  Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’

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Where the connections lead

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