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Luke 5
Lexham English Bible
Luke 5
Lexham English Bible
Jesus Calls His First Disciples
5 Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around him and hearing the word of God, he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret,[a] 2 and he saw two boats there beside the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them and[b] were washing their nets. 3 And he got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and[c] asked him to put out from the land a little. And he sat down and[d] began to teach[e] the crowds from the boat. 4 And when he stopped speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” 5 And Simon answered and[f] said, “Master, although we[g] worked hard through the whole night, we caught nothing. But at your word I will let down the nets.” 6 And when they[h] did this, they caught a very large number of fish, and their nets began to tear.[i] 7 And they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and[j] help them, and they came and filled both the boats so that they began to sink. 8 And when he[k] saw it,[l] Simon Peter fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, Lord, because I am a sinful man!”[m] 9 For amazement had seized him and all those who were with him at the catch of fish that they had caught, 10 and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were business partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid! From now on you will be catching people!” 11 And after they[n] brought their[o] boats to the land, they left everything and[p] followed him.
A Leper Cleansed
12 And it happened that while he was in one of the towns, there was[q] a man covered with leprosy.[r] And when he[s] saw Jesus, he fell down on his face and[t] begged him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you are able to make me clean.” 13 And extending his[u] hand he touched him, saying, “I am willing; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy went away from him. 14 And he ordered him, “Tell no one, but go and[v] show yourself to the priest and bring the offering[w] for your cleansing just as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them. 15 But the report about him spread even more, and large crowds were gathering to hear him[x] and to be healed of their illnesses. 16 But he himself was withdrawing in the wilderness and praying.
A Paralytic Healed
17 And it happened that on one of the days as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there who had come[y] from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was there in order for him to heal. 18 And behold, men came carrying on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and place him[z][aa] before him. 19 And when they[ab] did not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and[ac] let him down through the roof tiles with the stretcher into the midst of them, in front of Jesus. 20 And when he[ad] saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven you.” 21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?” 22 But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered and[ae] said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts? 23 Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’ 24 But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” he said to the one who was paralyzed, “I say to you, ‘Get up and pick up your stretcher and[af] go to your home.’” 25 And immediately he stood up before them, picked up what he had been lying on, and[ag] went away to his home, glorifying God. 26 And amazement seized them all, and they began to glorify[ah] God. And they were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen wonderful things today!”
Levi Called to Follow Jesus
27 And after these things, he went out and saw a tax collector named[ai] Levi sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me!” 28 And leaving everything behind, he got up and[aj] began to follow[ak] him.
29 And Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining for the meal with them. 30 And the Pharisees and their scribes began to complain[al] to his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?” 31 And Jesus answered and[am] said to them, “Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those who are sick.[an] 32 I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”
On Fasting
33 And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and make prayers—likewise also the disciples[ao] of the Pharisees—but yours are eating and drinking!” 34 So he[ap] said[aq] to them, “You are not able to make the bridegroom’s attendants[ar] fast as long as the bridegroom is with them, are you?[as] 35 But days will come, and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days.” 36 And he also told a parable to them: “No one tears a patch from a new garment and[at] puts it[au] on an old garment. Otherwise, he will have torn the new also, and the old will not match the patch that is from the new. 37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the wineskins, and it will be spilled and the wineskins will be destroyed. 38 But new wine must be put into new wineskins. 39 And no one after[av] drinking old wine[aw] wants new, because he says, ‘The old is just fine!’”
Footnotes
- Luke 5:1 Another name for the Sea of Galilee
- Luke 5:2 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“had gotten out”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 5:3 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“got”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 5:3 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“sat down”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 5:3 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to teach”)
- Luke 5:5 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 5:5 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“worked hard”) which is understood as concessive
- Luke 5:6 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“did”) which is understood as temporal
- Luke 5:6 *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to tear”)
- Luke 5:7 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“come”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 5:8 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
- Luke 5:8 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Luke 5:8 Literally “a man, a sinner”
- Luke 5:11 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“brought”) which is understood as temporal
- Luke 5:11 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Luke 5:11 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“left”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 5:12 Literally “behold”
- Luke 5:12 Literally “full of leprosy”
- Luke 5:12 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
- Luke 5:12 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“fell down”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 5:13 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Luke 5:14 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“go”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 5:14 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Luke 5:15 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Luke 5:17 Literally “were having come”
- Luke 5:18 Some manuscripts Some manuscripts include the pronoun “him” after “place”
- Luke 5:18 Since Greek routinely omits direct objects when they are clear from context, the pronoun is not necessary here in the Greek text, but it must be supplied in the English translation
- Luke 5:19 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“find”) which is understood as temporal
- Luke 5:19 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went up”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 5:20 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
- Luke 5:22 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 5:24 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“pick up”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 5:25 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participles (“stood up” and “picked up”) have been translated as finite verbs
- Luke 5:26 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to glorify”)
- Luke 5:27 Literally “by name”
- Luke 5:28 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“got up”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 5:28 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to follow”)
- Luke 5:30 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to complain”)
- Luke 5:31 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 5:31 Literally “having badly”
- Luke 5:33 The word “disciples” is not in the Greek text but is implied
- Luke 5:34 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Luke 5:34 Some manuscripts have “So Jesus said”
- Luke 5:34 Literally “sons of the bridal chamber”
- Luke 5:34 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “are you”
- Luke 5:36 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“tears”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 5:36 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Luke 5:39 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“drinking”) which is understood as temporal
- Luke 5:39 The word “wine” is not in the Greek text but is implied
Luke 5
New International Version
Luke 5
New International Version
Jesus Calls His First Disciples(A)
5 One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret,[a] the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God.(B) 2 He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. 3 He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.(C)
4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”(D)
5 Simon answered, “Master,(E) we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything.(F) But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”
6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.(G) 7 So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”(H) 9 For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, 10 and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners.
Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid;(I) from now on you will fish for people.” 11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.(J)
Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy(K)
12 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy.[b](L) When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
13 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
14 Then Jesus ordered him, “Don’t tell anyone,(M) but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded(N) for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
15 Yet the news about him spread all the more,(O) so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. 16 But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.(P)
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man(Q)
17 One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law(R) were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick.(S) 18 Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus. 19 When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
20 When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”(T)
21 The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, “Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”(U)
22 Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? 23 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? 24 But I want you to know that the Son of Man(V) has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” 25 Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and went home praising God. 26 Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God.(W) They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
Jesus Calls Levi and Eats With Sinners(X)
27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,”(Y) Jesus said to him, 28 and Levi got up, left everything and followed him.(Z)
29 Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors(AA) and others were eating with them. 30 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect(AB) complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”(AC)
31 Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”(AD)
Jesus Questioned About Fasting(AE)
33 They said to him, “John’s disciples(AF) often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.”
34 Jesus answered, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom(AG) fast while he is with them? 35 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them;(AH) in those days they will fast.”
36 He told them this parable: “No one tears a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one. Otherwise, they will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old. 37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. 38 No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins. 39 And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for they say, ‘The old is better.’”
Luke 5
New Living Translation
Luke 5
New Living Translation
The First Disciples
5 One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee,[a] great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God. 2 He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. 3 Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon,[b] its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there.
4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.”
5 “Master,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.” 6 And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear! 7 A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking.
8 When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m such a sinful man.” 9 For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him. 10 His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed.
Jesus replied to Simon, “Don’t be afraid! From now on you’ll be fishing for people!” 11 And as soon as they landed, they left everything and followed Jesus.
Jesus Heals a Man with Leprosy
12 In one of the villages, Jesus met a man with an advanced case of leprosy. When the man saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground, begging to be healed. “Lord,” he said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.”
13 Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappeared. 14 Then Jesus instructed him not to tell anyone what had happened. He said, “Go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy.[c] This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed.”
15 But despite Jesus’ instructions, the report of his power spread even faster, and vast crowds came to hear him preach and to be healed of their diseases. 16 But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer.
Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man
17 One day while Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of religious law were sitting nearby. (It seemed that these men showed up from every village in all Galilee and Judea, as well as from Jerusalem.) And the Lord’s healing power was strongly with Jesus.
18 Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a sleeping mat. They tried to take him inside to Jesus, 19 but they couldn’t reach him because of the crowd. So they went up to the roof and took off some tiles. Then they lowered the sick man on his mat down into the crowd, right in front of Jesus. 20 Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man, “Young man, your sins are forgiven.”
21 But the Pharisees and teachers of religious law said to themselves, “Who does he think he is? That’s blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!”
22 Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you question this in your hearts? 23 Is it easier to say ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up and walk’? 24 So I will prove to you that the Son of Man[d] has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
25 And immediately, as everyone watched, the man jumped up, picked up his mat, and went home praising God. 26 Everyone was gripped with great wonder and awe, and they praised God, exclaiming, “We have seen amazing things today!”
Jesus Calls Levi (Matthew)
27 Later, as Jesus left the town, he saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. 28 So Levi got up, left everything, and followed him.
29 Later, Levi held a banquet in his home with Jesus as the guest of honor. Many of Levi’s fellow tax collectors and other guests also ate with them. 30 But the Pharisees and their teachers of religious law complained bitterly to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with such scum?[e]”
31 Jesus answered them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. 32 I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners and need to repent.”
A Discussion about Fasting
33 One day some people said to Jesus, “John the Baptist’s disciples fast and pray regularly, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees. Why are your disciples always eating and drinking?”
34 Jesus responded, “Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. 35 But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.”
36 Then Jesus gave them this illustration: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and uses it to patch an old garment. For then the new garment would be ruined, and the new patch wouldn’t even match the old garment.
37 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the new wine would burst the wineskins, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. 38 New wine must be stored in new wineskins. 39 But no one who drinks the old wine seems to want the new wine. ‘The old is just fine,’ they say.”
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