Luke 5:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 5:1-10

Luke 5:1-10. As the people pressed upon him, with great eagerness, to hear the word of God Insomuch that no house could contain them: they perceived Christ’s word to be the word of God, by the divine power and evidence that accompanied it, and therefore they were eager to hear it. It seems the sermons which Jesus had preached in his last tour through the country had made a great impression on the minds of the people who heard him; for they either followed him to Capernaum, or came... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 5:1-11

27. Call of Peter, Andrew, James and John (Matthew 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:1-11)From the hills of Nazareth the story moves to the fishing villages of Capernaum and Bethsaida on the northern shore of Lake Galilee. The fishermen brothers Peter and Andrew had already met Jesus and accepted him as the Messiah. So too, it seems, had another pair of fishermen brothers, James and John (see notes on John 1:35-42). Jesus now asked the four men to take the further step of leaving their occupations... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 5:8

Jesus . App-98 . I am a sinful man . True conviction has regard to what one is, not to what one has done. Compare Manoah (Judges 13:22 ), Israel (Exodus 20:19 ), men of Beth-shemesh (1 Samuel 6:20 ), David (2 Samuel 12:13 ), Job (Job 40:4 ; Job 42:2-6 ), Isaiah (Isaiah 6:5 ). a sinful man = a man ( App-123 .) a sinner. Emphasizing the individual. Lord . Not "Jesus", as in Luke 4:34 . See App-98 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 5:8

But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus' knees saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.I am a sinful man ... Thus Peter confessed the sin which had been evident earlier in his grudging obedience a little earlier; and here is an admonition to all who follow Christ. Mere obedience, attended by a critical, complaining attitude, is not true obedience. Those who follow the Saviour should do so with joy, and without any of the reservations and grumbling complaints which seem... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 5:8

Luke 5:8. Depart from me,— Peter's words on this occasion may be variously interpreted; for we may suppose that, conscious of his sinfulness, he was afraid to be in Christ's company, lest some infirmity or offence might have exposed him to more than ordinary chastisements. Compare Judges 6:22; Judges 13:22. Or, it being an opinion of the Jews, that the visits of the prophets were attended with chastisements from heaven, 1Ki 17:18 he might be struck with a panic, when he observed this proof of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 5:8

8. Depart, &c.—Did Peter then wish Christ to leave him? Verily no. His all was wrapt up in Him (John 6:68). "It was rather, Woe is me, Lord! How shall I abide this blaze of glory? A sinner such as I am is not fit company for Thee." (Compare John 6:68- :.) read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 5:1-11

4. The call of Peter, James, and John 5:1-11 (cf. Matthew 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20)Luke’s account of this incident is the longest of the three. Luke stressed Peter and omitted any reference to Andrew, his brother (Matthew 4:18; Mark 1:16). He characteristically focused on single individuals that Jesus’ touched wherever possible to draw attention to Jesus. He also stressed the sovereignty and holiness of Jesus as well as these disciples’ total abandonment of their possessions to follow Jesus. Jesus... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 5:8-10

Luke’s other emphasis was Peter’s response to this miracle. The catch so amazed (Gr. thambos) Peter that he prostrated himself before Jesus, evidently in the boat. Peter now addressed Jesus as "Lord" (Gr. kyrios) instead of "Master." "Lord" expressed more respect than "Master." In view of later developments in Peter’s life, it is difficult to say that Peter viewed Jesus as God when he called Him "Lord" here. He may have done so and then relapsed into thinking of Him as only a mortal later.... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 5:1-39

Miraculous Draught of Fishes. The Palsied Man1-11. First miraculous draught of fishes (peculiar to Lk). Many critics identify this incident with that recorded in Matthew 4:18 and Mark 1:16. But there are important considerations on the other side: (1) the persons are different (there four disciples, here Peter is addressed); (2) the words used, though similar in sense, are very different in form; (3) the disciples are not said to have ’left all’ in Mt, but only to have left their father in the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 5:1-11

V.(1-11) And it came to pass . . .—See Notes on Matthew 4:18-22. The narrative here has so many points in common with that in St. Matthew and St. Mark (Mark 1:16-20) that it has been supposed by most commentators to be a different report of the same facts. It is supposed to be all but incredible that the call to the four disciples, the promise that they should be “fishers of men,” their leaving all and following their Master, could have been repeated after comparatively so short an interval. On... read more

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