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Luke 5:5-7
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Luke 5:5-7
New English Translation
5 Simon[a] answered,[b] “Master,[c] we worked hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word[d] I will lower[e] the nets.” 6 When[f] they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets started to tear.[g] 7 So[h] they motioned[i] to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they were about to sink.[j]
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- Luke 5:5 tn Grk “And Simon.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- Luke 5:5 tn Grk “answering, Simon said.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation to “Simon answered.”
- Luke 5:5 tn The word ἐπιστάτης is a term of respect for a person of high status (see L&N 87.50).
- Luke 5:5 tn The expression “at your word,” which shows Peter’s obedience, stands first in the Greek clause for emphasis.
- Luke 5:5 tn Or “let down.”
- Luke 5:6 tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- Luke 5:6 tn In context, this imperfect verb is best taken as an ingressive imperfect.
- Luke 5:7 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate consequential nature of the action.
- Luke 5:7 tn That is, “they signaled by making gestures” (L&N 33.485).
- Luke 5:7 tn This infinitive conveys the idea that the boats were at the point of sinking (BDF §338.1).
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