Luke 5:7

5:7 So ¹  they motioned ²  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. ³ 

Luke 5:10

5:10 and so were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s business partners. ⁴  Then ⁵  Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on ⁶  you will be catching people.” ⁷ 

Philemon 1:17

1:17 Therefore if you regard me as a partner, accept him as you would me.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate consequential nature of the action.

² tn That is, “they signaled by making gestures” (L&N 33.485).

³ tn This infinitive conveys the idea that the boats were at the point of sinking.

⁴ tn Or “business associates.”

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁶ sn From now on is a common Lukan expression, see Luke 1:48.

⁷ tn The Greek term ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women, thus “people.”