Luke Chapter 5 verse 4 Holy Bible
And when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
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And when his talk was ended, he said to Simon, Go out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish.
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But when he ceased speaking, he said to Simon, Draw out into the deep [water] and let down your nets for a haul.
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Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
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When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch."
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And when he left off speaking, he said unto Simon, `Put back to the deep, and let down your nets for a draught;'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - And let down your nets for a draught. Not necessarily a miraculous draught; it was probably a supernatural knowledge which the Lord had of a shoal of fish to be found in the spot indicated by him to the fishermen. Tristram (' Natural History of the Bible ') says, "The thickness of the shoals of fish is almost incredible to any one who has not witnessed them. They often cover an area of more than an acre, and when the fish move slowly forward in a mass, and are rising out of the water, they are packed so close together that it appears as if a heavy rain was beating down on the surface of the water."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) Let down your nets.--It is, perhaps, a slight indication that the narrative of St. Luke does not give the same event as the other Gospels, that they use a different word for "net," and one that has, technically, quite a distinct meaning. St. Luke's word, however, is generic, and may therefore include the other; and the other two use it when they speak of the disciples leaving their "nets."
