He got into one of the boats,(A) which belonged to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from the land. Then He sat down and was teaching the crowds from the boat.

When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down[a] your nets for a catch.”(B)

“Master,”(C) Simon replied, “we’ve worked hard all night long and caught nothing! But at Your word, I’ll let down the nets.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 5:4 Lit and you (pl in Gk) let down
  2. Luke 5:5 Other mss read net (Gk sg)

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