Luke 5:5-7

5:5 Simon ¹  answered, ²  “Master, ³  we worked hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word ⁴  I will lower ⁵  the nets.” 5:6 When ⁶  they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets started to tear. ⁷  5:7 So ⁸  they motioned ⁹  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. ¹⁰ 

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

[5:5]  ² tn Grk “answering, Simon said.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation to “Simon answered.”

[5:5]  ³ tn The word ἐπιστάτης is a term of respect for a person of high status (see L&N 87.50).

[5:5]  ⁴ tn The expression “at your word,” which shows Peter’s obedience, stands first in the Greek clause for emphasis.

[5:5]  ⁵ tn Or “let down.”

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

[5:6]  ⁷ tn In context, this imperfect verb is best taken as an ingressive imperfect (BDF §338.1).

[5:7]  ⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate consequential nature of the action.

[5:7]  ⁹ tn That is, “they signaled by making gestures” (L&N 33.485).

[5:7]  ¹⁰ tn This infinitive conveys the idea that the boats were at the point of sinking.