Luke 5:2-6

5:2 He ¹  saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets. 5:3 He got into ²  one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then ³  Jesus ⁴  sat down ⁵  and taught the crowds from the boat. 5:4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and lower ⁶  your nets for a catch.” 5:5 Simon ⁷  answered, ⁸  “Master, ⁹  we worked hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word ¹⁰  I will lower ¹¹  the nets.” 5:6 When ¹²  they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets started to tear. ¹³ 

[5:2]  ¹ tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[5:3]  ² tn Grk “Getting into”; the participle ἐμβάς (embas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[5:3]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[5:3]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:3]  ⁵ tn Grk “sitting down”; the participle καθίσας (kaqisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[5:4]  ³ tn Or “let down.” The verb here is plural, so this is a command to all in the boat, not just Peter.

[5:5]  ⁴ tn Grk “And Simon.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[5:5]  ⁵ tn Grk “answering, Simon said.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation to “Simon answered.”

[5:5]  ⁶ tn The word ἐπιστάτης is a term of respect for a person of high status (see L&N 87.50).

[5:5]  ⁷ tn The expression “at your word,” which shows Peter’s obedience, stands first in the Greek clause for emphasis.

[5:5]  ⁸ tn Or “let down.”

[5:6]  ⁵ tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[5:6]  ⁶ tn In context, this imperfect verb is best taken as an ingressive imperfect (BDF §338.1).