Luke 5
The Message
Push Out into Deep Water
5 1-3 Once when he was standing on the shore of Lake Gennesaret, the crowd was pushing in on him to better hear the Word of God. He noticed two boats tied up. The fishermen had just left them and were out scrubbing their nets. He climbed into the boat that was Simon’s and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Sitting there, using the boat for a pulpit, he taught the crowd.
4 When he finished teaching, he said to Simon, “Push out into deep water and let your nets out for a catch.”
5-7 Simon said, “Master, we’ve been fishing hard all night and haven’t caught even a minnow. But if you say so, I’ll let out the nets.” It was no sooner said than done—a huge haul of fish, straining the nets past capacity. They waved to their partners in the other boat to come help them. They filled both boats, nearly swamping them with the catch.
8-10 Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell to his knees before Jesus. “Master, leave. I’m a sinner and can’t handle this holiness. Leave me to myself.” When they pulled in that catch of fish, awe overwhelmed Simon and everyone with him. It was the same with James and John, Zebedee’s sons, coworkers with Simon.
10-11 Jesus said to Simon, “There is nothing to fear. From now on you’ll be fishing for men and women.” They pulled their boats up on the beach, left them, nets and all, and followed him.
Invitation to a Changed Life
12 One day in one of the villages there was a man covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus he fell down before him in prayer and said, “If you want to, you can cleanse me.”
13 Jesus put out his hand, touched him, and said, “I want to. Be clean.” Then and there his skin was smooth, the leprosy gone.
14-16 Jesus instructed him, “Don’t talk about this all over town. Just quietly present your healed self to the priest, along with the offering ordered by Moses. Your cleansed and obedient life, not your words, will bear witness to what I have done.” But the man couldn’t keep it to himself, and the word got out. Soon a large crowd of people had gathered to listen and be healed of their sicknesses. As often as possible Jesus withdrew to out-of-the-way places for prayer.
17 One day as he was teaching, Pharisees and religion teachers were sitting around. They had come from nearly every village in Galilee and Judea, even as far away as Jerusalem, to be there. The healing power of God was on him.
18-20 Some men arrived carrying a paraplegic on a stretcher. They were looking for a way to get into the house and set him before Jesus. When they couldn’t find a way in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof, removed some tiles, and let him down in the middle of everyone, right in front of Jesus. Impressed by their bold belief, he said, “Friend, I forgive your sins.”
21 That set the religion scholars and Pharisees buzzing. “Who does he think he is? That’s blasphemous talk! God and only God can forgive sins.”
22-26 Jesus knew exactly what they were thinking and said, “Why all this gossipy whispering? Which is simpler: to say ‘I forgive your sins,’ or to say ‘Get up and start walking’? Well, just so it’s clear that I’m the Son of Man and authorized to do either, or both. . . .” He now spoke directly to the paraplegic: “Get up. Take your bedroll and go home.” Without a moment’s hesitation, he did it—got up, took his blanket, and left for home, giving glory to God all the way. The people rubbed their eyes, stunned—and then also gave glory to God. Awestruck, they said, “We’ve never seen anything like that!”
27-28 After this he went out and saw a man named Levi at his work collecting taxes. Jesus said, “Come along with me.” And he did—walked away from everything and went with him.
29-30 Levi gave a large dinner at his home for Jesus. Everybody was there, tax men and other disreputable characters as guests at the dinner. The Pharisees and their religion scholars came to his disciples greatly offended. “What is he doing eating and drinking with misfits and ‘sinners’?”
31-32 Jesus heard about it and spoke up, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? I’m here inviting outsiders, not insiders—an invitation to a changed life, changed inside and out.”
33 They asked him, “John’s disciples are well-known for keeping fasts and saying prayers. Also the Pharisees. But you seem to spend most of your time at parties. Why?”
34-35 Jesus said, “When you’re celebrating a wedding, you don’t skimp on the cake and wine. You feast. Later you may need to exercise moderation, but this isn’t the time. As long as the bride and groom are with you, you have a good time. When the groom is gone, the fasting can begin. No one throws cold water on a friendly bonfire. This is Kingdom Come!
36-39 “No one cuts up a fine silk scarf to patch old work clothes; you want fabrics that match. And you don’t put wine in old, cracked bottles; you get strong, clean bottles for your fresh vintage wine. And no one who has ever tasted fine aged wine prefers unaged wine.”
Luke 5
Legacy Standard Bible
The First Disciples
5 (A)Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing at the edge of (B)the lake of Gennesaret; 2 and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake, and the fishermen, having gotten out of them, were washing their nets. 3 (C)And He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the land. And He sat down and began teaching the crowds from the boat. 4 And when He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and (D)let down your nets for a catch.” 5 Simon answered and said, “(E)Master, (F)we labored all night and caught nothing, but at Your word, I will let down the nets.” 6 And when they had done this, (G)they enclosed a great quantity of fish. And their nets began to break; 7 so they signaled to their partners in the other boat for them to come and help them. And they came and filled both of the boats, so that they began to sink. 8 But when Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man!” 9 For amazement had seized him and all his companions because of the catch of fish which they had taken, 10 and [a]James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon, were also likewise amazed. And Jesus said to Simon, “(H)Do not fear, from now on you will be (I)catching men.” 11 And when they had brought their boats to land, (J)they left everything and followed Him.
Jesus Heals a Leper
12 (K)And it happened that while He was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man [b]covered with leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” 13 And He stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately the leprosy left him. 14 And He directed him to tell no one, “But go and (L)show yourself to the priest and make an offering for your cleansing, just as Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” 15 But (M)the news about Him was spreading even farther, and large crowds were gathering to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses. 16 But He Himself would often slip away [c]to the desolate regions and (N)pray.
Jesus Heals a Paralytic
17 And it happened that [d]one day He was teaching; and (O)there were some Pharisees and (P)teachers of the law sitting there, who had (Q)come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem, and (R)the power of the Lord was present for Him to perform healing. 18 (S)And behold, some men were carrying on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed; and they were trying to bring him in and to set him down before Him. 19 But not finding any way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on (T)the roof and let him down (U)through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus. 20 And seeing their faith, He said, “[e]Friend, (V)your sins are forgiven you.” 21 The scribes and the Pharisees (W)began to reason, saying, “(X)Who is this who speaks blasphemies? (Y)Who can forgive sins, but God alone?” 22 But Jesus, [f]knowing their reasonings, answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts? 23 Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins have been forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? 24 But, so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,”—He said to the (Z)paralytic—“I say to you, get up, and, picking up your stretcher, go home.” 25 And immediately he rose up before them, and picked up what he had been lying on, and went home (AA)glorifying God. 26 And astonishment seized them all and they began (AB)glorifying God; and they were filled (AC)with fear, saying, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
Levi and Sinners Called
27 (AD)And after that He went out and noticed a tax collector named [g](AE)Levi sitting in the tax office, and He said to him, “Follow Me.” 28 And he (AF)left everything behind, and rose up and began to follow Him.
29 And (AG)Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a great crowd of (AH)tax collectors and other people who were reclining at the table with them. 30 (AI)And the Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and [h]sinners?” 31 And Jesus answered and said to them, “(AJ)It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”
33 And they said to Him, “(AK)The disciples of John often fast and offer prayers, the disciples of the Pharisees also do likewise, but Yours eat and drink.” 34 And Jesus said to them, “Can you make the [i]attendants of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them? 35 (AL)But the days will come; and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days.” 36 And He was also telling them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and puts it on an old garment; otherwise he will both tear the new and the piece from the new will not match the old. 37 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled out, and the skins will be ruined. 38 But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins. 39 And no one, after drinking old wine wishes for new; for he says, ‘The old is good enough.’”
Lucas 5
Reina Valera Actualizada
La pesca milagrosa
5 Aconteció que, mientras las multitudes se agolpaban sobre él y escuchaban la palabra de Dios, Jesús estaba de pie junto al lago de Genesaret 2 y vio dos barcas que estaban a la orilla del lago. Los pescadores habían salido de ellas y estaban lavando sus redes. 3 Al entrar él en una de las barcas, la cual pertenecía a Simón, pidió a este que la apartara de tierra un poco. Luego se sentó y enseñaba a las multitudes desde la barca. 4 Cuando acabó de hablarles, dijo a Simón:
—Boga mar adentro, y echen sus redes para pescar.
5 Simón le respondió y dijo:
—Maestro, toda la noche hemos trabajado duro y no hemos pescado nada. Pero por tu palabra echaré la red.
6 Cuando lo hicieron, atraparon una gran cantidad de peces y sus redes se rompían. 7 Hicieron señas a sus compañeros que estaban en la otra barca para que vinieran a ayudarles. Ellos vinieron y llenaron ambas barcas de manera que se hundían. 8 Y Simón Pedro, al verlo, cayó de rodillas ante Jesús exclamando:
—¡Apártate de mí, Señor, porque soy hombre pecador!
9 Por la pesca que habían logrado, el temor se apoderó de Pedro y de todos los que estaban con él, 10 y de igual manera de Jacobo y Juan, hijos de Zebedeo, que eran socios de Simón. Entonces Jesús dijo a Simón:
—No temas; de aquí en adelante estarás pescando hombres.
11 Después de sacar las barcas a tierra, lo dejaron todo y lo siguieron.
Jesús sana a un leproso
12 Aconteció que, estando Jesús en una de las ciudades, he aquí había un hombre lleno de lepra. Él vio a Jesús y, postrándose sobre su rostro, le rogó diciendo:
—Señor, si quieres, puedes limpiarme.
13 Entonces extendió la mano y lo tocó diciendo:
—Quiero. ¡Sé limpio!
Al instante la lepra desapareció de él. 14 Y Jesús le mandó que no se lo dijera a nadie; más bien, le dijo:
—Ve y muéstrate al sacerdote y da por tu purificación la ofrenda que mandó Moisés, para testimonio a ellos.
15 Sin embargo, su fama se extendía cada vez más y se juntaban a él muchas multitudes para oírlo y para ser sanadas de sus enfermedades. 16 Pero él se apartaba a los lugares desiertos y oraba.
Jesús sana a un paralítico
17 Y aconteció en uno de esos días que Jesús estaba enseñando, y estaban sentados allí unos fariseos y maestros de la ley que habían venido de todas las aldeas de Galilea, de Judea y Jerusalén. El poder del Señor estaba con él para sanar. 18 Y he aquí, unos hombres traían sobre una camilla a un hombre que era paralítico, y procuraban llevarlo adentro y ponerlo delante de Jesús. 19 Al no encontrar cómo hacerlo a causa de la multitud, subieron encima de la casa y, juntamente con la camilla, lo bajaron por el tejado en medio, delante de Jesús. 20 Al ver la fe de ellos, Jesús le dijo:
—Hombre, tus pecados te son perdonados.
21 Entonces los escribas y los fariseos comenzaron a razonar diciendo:
—¿Quién es este que habla blasfemias? ¿Quién puede perdonar pecados sino solo Dios?
22 Pero Jesús, dándose cuenta de los razonamientos de ellos, respondió y les dijo:
—¿Qué razonan en sus corazones? 23 ¿Qué es más fácil? ¿Decir: “Tus pecados te son perdonados”, o decir: “Levántate y anda”? 24 Pero para que sepan que el Hijo del Hombre tiene autoridad en la tierra para perdonar pecados —dijo al paralítico—: A ti te digo: ¡Levántate, toma tu camilla y vete a tu casa!
25 De inmediato se levantó en presencia de ellos, tomó la camilla en que estaba recostado y se fue a su casa glorificando a Dios. 26 El asombro se apoderó de todos, y glorificaban a Dios. Fueron llenos de temor y decían:
—¡Hoy hemos visto maravillas!
El llamamiento de Leví
27 Después de esto, Jesús salió y vio a un publicano llamado Leví sentado en el lugar de los tributos públicos. Y le dijo:
—¡Sígueme!
28 Él, dejándolo todo, se levantó y lo siguió.
29 Entonces Leví le hizo un gran banquete en su casa, y había un gran número de publicanos y otros que estaban a la mesa con ellos. 30 Los fariseos y los escribas murmuraban contra los discípulos de él, diciendo:
—¿Por qué comen y beben con los publicanos y pecadores?
31 Respondiendo Jesús, les dijo:
—Los sanos no tienen necesidad de médico sino los que están enfermos. 32 No he venido a llamar a justos sino a pecadores al arrepentimiento.
Preguntas sobre el ayuno
33 Entonces ellos le dijeron:
—Los discípulos de Juan ayunan muchas veces y hacen oraciones, igual que los de los fariseos, pero los tuyos comen y beben.
34 Jesús les dijo:
—¿Acaso ustedes pueden hacer que los que están de bodas ayunen mientras el novio está con ellos? 35 Pero vendrán días cuando el novio les será quitado. Entonces, en aquellos días ayunarán.
36 Les decía también una parábola:
—Nadie corta un parche de un vestido nuevo para remendar un vestido viejo. De otra manera, el vestido nuevo se rompe y el parche tomado del nuevo no armoniza con lo viejo. 37 Ni nadie echa vino nuevo en odres viejos. De otra manera, el vino nuevo romperá los odres, el vino se derramará y los odres se perderán. 38 Pero el vino nuevo debe ser echado en odres nuevos[a]. 39 Y ninguno que bebe lo añejo quiere el nuevo porque dice: “Lo añejo es lo mejor”.
Footnotes
- Lucas 5:38 Algunos mss. antiguos tienen Y ambos se conservan.
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