Luke 5:2 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 5:2

He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.

BSB

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ASV

and he saw two boats standing by the lake: but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

KJV

And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

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Commentary

3 voices

Bede

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (735)

Now mystically, the two ships represent circumcision and uncircumcision. The Lord sees these, because in each people He knows who are His, and by seeing, i. e. by a merciful visitation, He brings them nearer the tranquillity of the life to come. The fishermen are the doctors of the Church, because by the net of faith they catch us, and bring us as it were ashore to the land of the living.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Two ships - Δυο πλοια, Two vessels, It is highly improper to term these ships.

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

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
εἶδεν	eiden	He saw	G1492 →
δύο	duo	two	G1417 →
πλοῖα	ploia	boats	G4143 →
ἑστῶτα	hestōta	already lying	G2476 →
παρὰ	para	by	G3844 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
λίμνην.	limnēn	lake.	G3041 →
οἱ	hoi	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	but	G1161 →
ἁλιεῖς	halieis	the fishermen	G231 →
ἀπ᾽	ap᾽	from	G575 →
αὐτῶν	autōn	them	G846 →
ἀποβάντες	apobantes	having gone out	G576 →
ἔπλυνον	eplunon	were washing	G4150 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
δίκτυα.	diktua	nets.	G1350 →

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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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 4:21
Going 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,
leads to
- Mark 3:17
  James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”),
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 10:2
  These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
- Mark 1:19–20
  Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.
- Luke 5:10–11
  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.”
- John 21:2
  Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.
Through
Mark 1:19
Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.
leads to
- Mark 5:37
  And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
- Acts 12:2
  He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.
- Mark 10:35
  Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Luke