Luke 5:1, Christ teaches the people out of Peter’s ship; Luke 5:4, in a miraculous taking of fishes, shows how he will make him and his partners fishers of men; Luke 5:12, cleanses the leper; Luke 5:16, prays in the wilderness; Luke 5:17, heals one sick of the palsy; Luke 5:27, calls Matthew the Publican; Luke 5:29, eats with sinners, as being the physician of souls; Luke 5:33, foretells the fastings and afflictions of the apostles after his ascension; Luke 5:36, and illustrates the matter by the parable of old bottles and worn garments.
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Luke 5
Luke 5 — Overview
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Luke 5 — OverviewLuke 5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter, we have, I. Christ preaching to the people out of
Peter's ship, for want of a better pulpit, ver. 1-3. II. The recompence
he made to Peter for the loan of his boat, in a miraculous draught of…Luke 5:1-11Luke 5:1-11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis passage of story fell, in order of time, before the two miracles
we had in the close of the foregoing chapter, and is the same with that
which was more briefly related by Matthew and Mark, of Christ's calling…Luke 5:1Luke 5:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God. His fame as a great Teacher was evidently now firmly established. If it were known that he intended speaking in public, a crowd of…Luke 5:1-11Luke 5:1-11 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe call to be fishers of men.
Each of the missionary circuits of Christ has its special features of interest. The first of these circuits is distinguished by three miracles significant of his work as the Christ of…Luke 5:1-11Luke 5:1-11 · The Pulpit CommentaryFishers of men.
We left Jesus itinerating through Galilee and preaching in the synagogues. But his centre seems to have been the Lake of Gennesaret, and especially Capernaum. The synagogues have become too small for…Luke 5:1-39Luke 5:1-39 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
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