Luke 5:11 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 5:11

And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.

BSB

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ASV

And when they had brought their boats to land, they left all, and followed him.

KJV

And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

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.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is observable that they left all to follow Christ, when their calling prospered in their hands more than ever it had done and they had had uncommon success in it. When riches increase, and we are therefore most in temptation to set our hearts upon them, then to quit them for the service of Christ, this is thank-worthy.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

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

We have, in these verses — the history of what is commonly called the miraculous catch of fish . It is a remarkable miracle on two accounts. For one thing, it shows us our Lord's complete dominion over the animal creation. The fish of the sea are as much obedient to His will — as the frogs, and flies, and lice, and locusts, in the plagues of Egypt. All are His servants, and all obey His commands.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
καταγαγόντες	katagagontes	having brought	G2609 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
πλοῖα	ploia	boats	G4143 →
ἐπὶ	epi	to	G1909 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
γῆν,	gēn	land,	G1093 →
ἀφέντες	aphentes	having left	G863 →
πάντα	panta	all [things]	G3956 →
ἠκολούθησαν	ēkolouthēsan	they followed	G190 →
αὐτῷ.¶	autō	Him.	G846 →

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

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Matthew 19:27
“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”
leads to
- Philippians 3:8
  More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may…
- Luke 18:28
  “Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had to follow You.”
- Mark 1:17–20
  “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
Through
Mark 10:21
Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then…
leads to
- Matthew 6:19–21
  Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
- Revelation 2:4
  But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.
- Luke 18:22
  On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
- 1 Timothy 6:17–19
  Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us…
- Luke 10:42
  But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”

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06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke