Luke 5:9-10
Context5:9 For 1 Peter 2 and all who were with him were astonished 3 at the catch of fish that they had taken, 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
[5:9] 1 sn An explanatory conjunction (For) makes it clear that Peter’s exclamation is the result of a surprising set of events. He speaks, but the others feel similarly.
[5:9] 2 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[5:9] 3 sn In the Greek text, this term is in an emphatic position.
[5:10] 4 tn Or “business associates.”
[5:10] 5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
[5:10] 6 sn From now on is a common Lukan expression, see Luke 1:48.
[5:10] 7 tn The Greek term ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women, thus “people.”