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**And,** &c. verses: [Luke 5:1-11](../../../kjv/luke/5/1-11) .
**it came to pass.** See [Luke 1:8](../../../kjv/luke/1/8) .
**to hear** = and heard. So all the texts. God. App-98 .
**He** . Emphatic, to distinguish Him from the crowds.
**stood** = was standing.
**by** = beside. Greek. *para.* App-101 .
**the lake,** &c. See App-169 . Matthew, Mark, and John call it "sea".

**saw.** App-133 . Not the same word as in [Luke 5:27](../../../kjv/luke/5/27) , [Luke 5:1](../../../kjv/luke/5/1) two ships. At that time there were about 4,000 on the lake.
**ships** = boats.
**standing** : i.e. at anchor. Eng. idiom is "lying".
**the fishermen** . This call was not that of [Mark 1:16-20](../../../kjv/mark/1/16-20) . When the Lord said "Let us go", &c. ([Mark 1:38](../../../kjv/mark/1/38) ), they perhaps did not go with Him, but returned to their ships. But from this second call they never left Him. See [Luke 5:11](../../../kjv/luke/5/11) , below.
**out of** = away from. Greek. *apo.* App-104 . as in [Luke 5:36](../../../kjv/luke/5/36) . Not the same word as in verses: [Luke 5:3](../../../kjv/luke/5/3) , [Luke 5:17](../../../kjv/luke/5/17) .
**washing** . Greek. *apopluno.* App-136 . At the first call they were casting their net *(amphiblestron).* Here they were washing their nets.
**nets** . Greek. Plural of *diktuon.* Compare [John 21:6-11](../../../kjv/john/21/6-11) .

**into.** Greek *eis.* App-104 . Not the same word as in [Luke 5:16](../../../kjv/luke/5/16) .
**prayed** = asked. See App-134 . Not the same word as in [Luke 5:16](../../../kjv/luke/5/16) .
**thrust out** = push off. A nautical word.
**from** = away from. land. Greek. *ge.* App-129 . sat down. The attitude for teaching. See note on [Luke 4:20](../../../kjv/luke/4/20) .
**taught** = was teaching. Imperf. Tense.
**out of** . Greek. *ek.* App-104 . Not the same as in verses: [Luke 5:2](../../../kjv/luke/5/2) , [Luke 5:36](../../../kjv/luke/5/36) .

**when He had left speaking.** The Aorist Tense implies the immediate succession of the events.
**unto** . Greek. *pros.* App-104 . The same word as in [Luke 5:10](../../../kjv/luke/5/10) .
**Launch out.** Same as "thrust out" in [Luke 5:3](../../../kjv/luke/5/3) . Addressed to one (Peter).
**let down** = let ye down: addressed to all. Occurs seven times; five of these by Luke, here, [Luke 5:5](../../../kjv/luke/5/5) ; [Acts 9:25](../../../kjv/acts/9/25) ; [Acts 27:17](../../../kjv/acts/27/17) , [Acts 27:30](../../../kjv/acts/27/30) . The other two are [Mark 2:4](../../../kjv/mark/2/4) . [2 Corinthians 11:33](../../../kjv/2-corinthians/11/33) .
**for** = with a view to. Greek *eis.* App-104 . Not the same word as in [Luke 5:14](../../../kjv/luke/5/14) -. Same as in [Luke 5:14](../../../kjv/luke/5/14) .
**draught** = haul. Used of what is drawn, from Anglo-Saxon *drag-an.*

**unto** = to.
**Master** . Greek *Epistates.* A word peculiar to Luke, implying knowledge and greater authority than *Rabbi,* or Teacher. Occurs seven times ([Luke 5:5](../../../kjv/luke/5/5) ; [Luke 8:24](../../../kjv/luke/8/24) , [Luke 8:24](../../../kjv/luke/8/24) , [Luke 8:45](../../../kjv/luke/8/45) ; [Luke 9:33](../../../kjv/luke/9/33) , [Luke 9:49](../../../kjv/luke/9/49) ; [Luke 17:13](../../../kjv/luke/17/13) , and nowhere else). See App-98 .
**all** = allthrough. Greek *dia.* App-104 .[Luke 5:1](../../../kjv/luke/5/1) .
**at** = upon, or [relying] upon. *Greek. epi.* App-104 . As in [Luke 5:9](../../../kjv/luke/5/9) . Not with the same case as in [Luke 5:27](../../../kjv/luke/5/27) .

**multitude** = shoal.
**brake** = were beginning to break. Imperfect Tense. Occurances [Luke 8:29](../../../kjv/luke/8/29) and [Acts 14:14](../../../kjv/acts/14/14) . Elsewhere only in [Matthew 26:65](../../../kjv/matthew/26/65) .[Mark 14:63](../../../kjv/mark/14/63) ("rent ").

**in.** Greek. *en.* App-104 . Not the same as in verses: [Luke 5:18](../../../kjv/luke/5/18) , [Luke 5:19](../../../kjv/luke/5/19) .
**other** = different = another of two. See App-124 .
**began to sink** = are now sinking.

**Jesus** . App-98 .
**I am a sinful man** . True conviction has regard to what one is, not to what one *has done.* Compare Manoah ([Judges 13:22](../../../kjv/judges/13/22) ), Israel ([Exodus 20:19](../../../kjv/exodus/20/19) ), men of Beth-shemesh ([1 Samuel 6:20](../../../kjv/1-samuel/6/20) ), David ([2 Samuel 12:13](../../../kjv/2-samuel/12/13) ), Job ([Job 40:4](../../../kjv/job/40/4) ; [Job 42:2-6](../../../kjv/job/42/2-6) ), Isaiah ([Isaiah 6:5](../../../kjv/isaiah/6/5) ).
**a sinful man** = a man ( App-123 .) a sinner. Emphasizing the individual.
**Lord** . Not "Jesus", as in [Luke 4:34](../../../kjv/luke/4/34) . See App-98 .

**he was astonished** = astonishment laid hold of him.
**with** = united with. Greek. *sun.* App-104 .

**also James** = James also.
**Zebedee** . Aramaean. App-94 .
**not.** Greek. *me.* App-105 .
**catch** = be capturing (alive), used of taking captives. Greek. *zogreo.* Occurs only here, and [2 Timothy 2:26](../../../kjv/2-timothy/2/26) .
**men.** App-123 .

**to** . Greek. *epi.* App-104 .
**forsook all** = let go all. Not the same word as in [Luke 5:28](../../../kjv/luke/5/28) . Compare [Luke 18:28-30](../../../kjv/luke/18/28-30) . [Mark 10:29](../../../kjv/mark/10/29) , [Mark 10:30](../../../kjv/mark/10/30) . See note on [Luke 5:2](../../../kjv/luke/5/2) ,

**when He was** = in (Greek. *en,* as in [Luke 5:7](../../../kjv/luke/5/7) ) His being.
**a certain city** = one of the cities. Probably one in which "most of His mighty works were done", viz. Chorazin or Bethsaida. When named together these arein this order. By comparing [Luke 5:18](../../../kjv/luke/5/18) and [Mark 1:45](../../../kjv/mark/1/45) with [Mark 5:29](../../../kjv/mark/5/29) , [Matthew 9:10](../../../kjv/matthew/9/10) and [Mark 2:15](../../../kjv/mark/2/15) , it seemsthat that certain city was not Capernaum. The attempts to "touch "the Lord were all in that city or neighbourhood ([Luke 6:19](../../../kjv/luke/6/19) . [Matthew 9:20](../../../kjv/matthew/9/20) ; [Matthew 14:36](../../../kjv/matthew/14/36) . [Mark 3:10](../../../kjv/mark/3/10) ; [Mark 6:56](../../../kjv/mark/6/56) . Compare [Luke 5:15](../../../kjv/luke/5/15) ). Hence this city was probably Chorazin.
**behold.** Figure of speech *Asterismos.* App-6 and App-133 .
**full of leprosy. "** Full", in this connection, is a medical word. Compare [Colossians 4:14](../../../kjv/colossians/4/14) . See note on [Exodus 4:6](../../../kjv/exodus/4/6) .
**on** . Greek. *epi.* App-104 . Not the same case asin [Luke 5:24](../../../kjv/luke/5/24) . Greek. *deomai.* App-134 .
**Lord.** Now being proclaimed as to His person: the King, Lord of all and *yet ([Luke 5:24](../../../kjv/luke/5/24)* *)* the Son of man. Compare [Matthew 8:2](../../../kjv/matthew/8/2) , [Matthew 8:6](../../../kjv/matthew/8/6) , [Matthew 8:8](../../../kjv/matthew/8/8) , [Matthew 8:20](../../../kjv/matthew/8/20) .
**if** . Denoting a contingent probability. See App-118 .
**wilt** . Greek. *thelo.* App-102 .
**clean.** The sick are healed: lepers are cleansed.

**touched.** See note on "city", [Luke 5:12](../../../kjv/luke/5/12) .
**thou clean** = be thou made clean (Passive). '

**charged.** A military word. Also used of a physician, "prescribe".
**no man** = no one. Compound of *me.* App-105 . no one whom he might happen to meet.
**but** = but [said].
**go . . . show,** &c. See [Leviticus 14:1-32](../../../kjv/leviticus/14/1-32) .
**for =** concerning. Greek. *peri.* App-104 .
**Moses.** See note on [Matthew 8:4](../../../kjv/matthew/8/4) . The first of ten occ in Luke; [Luke 2:22](../../../kjv/luke/2/22) ; [Luke 5:14](../../../kjv/luke/5/14) ; [Luke 9:30](../../../kjv/luke/9/30) , [Luke 9:33](../../../kjv/luke/9/33) ; [Luke 16:29](../../../kjv/luke/16/29) , [Luke 16:31](../../../kjv/luke/16/31) ; [Luke 16:20](../../../kjv/luke/16/20) , [Luke 16:28](../../../kjv/luke/16/28) , Luk 37:24 , Luk 37:27 , Luk 37:44 .

**fame** = report. Greek. *logos.*
**of** = concerning. Greek. *peri.* App-104 .
**came together** = kept coming together.
**by.** Greek. *hupo.* App-104 . All the texts omit "by Him".
**of** = from. Greek. *apo.* App-104 .

**withdrew** = continued withdrawn. Peculiar to Luke here, and [Luke 9:10](../../../kjv/luke/9/10) .
**into** = in. Greek. *en.* App-104 .
**prayed** . Greek. *proseuchomai.* App-134 . The second recorded occasion in Luke; see [Luke 3:21](../../../kjv/luke/3/21) .

**on** = in. Greek. *en.* App-104 . See the Structure "S" and "S".
**a certain day** = in one of the days.
**that** = and.
**doctors,** &c. = teachers of the law. Greek. *nomodida skalos.* Occurs only here, [Acts 5:34](../../../kjv/acts/5/34) , and [1 Timothy 1:7](../../../kjv/1-timothy/1/7) .
**Galilee, . . . Judaea, . . . Jerusalem** . Palestine was divided into the three districts (mountain, seashore and valley). Compare [Acts 1:8](../../../kjv/acts/1/8) ; [Acts 10:39](../../../kjv/acts/10/39)
**the LORD** = Jehovah. App-98 .
**to** = for, or with a view to. Greek. *eis.* App-104 .
**them** . TTrm. A WH R. read "him" instead of "them". If so, then the clause reads, "the power of Jehovah: was [present] for Him to heal", but miracles were few "because of their unbelief", [Matthew 13:58](../../../kjv/matthew/13/58) .

**brought** = carrying.
**in** = upon. Greek. *epi.* App-104 .
**bed** = couch. Greek. *kline;* not the poor man's bed, *krabbaton.* [John 5:10](../../../kjv/john/5/10) .
**taken with a palsy** = paralysed. Greek. *paraluomai.* Not the same word as in [Luke 4:38](../../../kjv/luke/4/38) .
Luke always uses the Verb, not the Adjective (contrast [Matthew 4:24](../../../kjv/matthew/4/24) ; [Matthew 8:6](../../../kjv/matthew/8/6) . [Mark 2:3-10](../../../kjv/mark/2/3-10) ). Compare [Acts 8:7](../../../kjv/acts/8/7) . Strictly medical usage. Compare [Colossians 4:14](../../../kjv/colossians/4/14) .
**lay** = place.

**by** . Greek *dia.* All the texts omit.
**because** = on account of. Greek. *dia.* App-104 .[Luke 5:2](../../../kjv/luke/5/2) .
**upon.** Greek. *epi.* App-104 .
**through.** Greek. *dia.* App-104 .[Luke 5:1](../../../kjv/luke/5/1) .

**their faith.** Why exclude the man himself, as is generally done?
**are** = have been.

**can forgive** = is able to forgive.
**God.** App-98 .

**perceived** = well knowing. Greek. *epiginosko.* App-132 .
**thoughts** = reasonings.
**answering said** . See note on [Deuteronomy 1:41](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/1/41) , and App-122 .

**be** = have been.
**thee** = to thee.

**that** = in order that,
**know.** Greek. *oida.* App-132 .
**the Son of man** . App-98 and App-99 . First occurance in Luke; compare twenty-sixth, [Luke 24:7](../../../kjv/luke/24/7) .
**power** = authority. App-172 .
**upon.** Greek. *epi.* App-104 .
**earth** . Greek. *ge.* App-129 .

**immediately** . Greek. *parachrema,* See [Luke 1:64](../../../kjv/luke/1/64) ; [Luke 4:39](../../../kjv/luke/4/39) . Outside Luke and Acts it occurs only in [Matthew 21:19](../../../kjv/matthew/21/19) , [Matthew 21:20](../../../kjv/matthew/21/20) .
**to** = into, as in [Luke 5:24](../../../kjv/luke/5/24) , above.

**they . . . amazed** = amazement seized them all.
**filled with** = filled of. Compare [Luke 1:15](../../../kjv/luke/1/15) ; [Luke 4:28](../../../kjv/luke/4/28) ; [Luke 6:11](../../../kjv/luke/6/11) .[Matthew 22:10](../../../kjv/matthew/22/10) (furnished). [Acts 5:17](../../../kjv/acts/5/17) , &c.
**saying** = saying that. See [Luke 4:21](../../../kjv/luke/4/21) , [Luke 4:24](../../../kjv/luke/4/24) , [Luke 4:41](../../../kjv/luke/4/41) ; [Luke 23:43](../../../kjv/luke/23/43) , &c. seen. App-133 .
**strange things** = paradoxes, i.e. contrary to what is generally seen.

**after** . Greek *meta.* App-104 .
**saw** = viewed with attention. Greek. *theaomai.* App-133 .
**publican** = toll-collector, or tax-gatherer. See on [Luke 3:12](../../../kjv/luke/3/12) .
**Levi.** There can be no doubt about Levi and Matthew being different names for the same person ([Matthew 9:9](../../../kjv/matthew/9/9) . [Mark 2:14](../../../kjv/mark/2/14) ). For similar changes, at epochs in life, compare Simon and Peter, Saul and Paul. Matthew is an abbreviation of *Mattathias = Gift* of God, and he is so called after this. "Sitting "shows he was a custom-house officer.
**at** . *Greek. epi.* App-104 .
**the receipt of custom** = the toll office.

**left** = left behind. Not the same word as "forsook" in [Luke 5:11](../../../kjv/luke/5/11) .

**feast** = reception (banquet). Greek *doche.* Occurs only here and [Luke 14:13](../../../kjv/luke/14/13) . others. See App-124 .
**with** = in company with. Greek. *meta.* App-104 .

**their scribes and Pharisees** = the scribes and Pharisees among them: "their" referring to Galilean scribes, as distinguished from those of Jerusalem ([Matthew 15:1](../../../kjv/matthew/15/1) ). Note the same distinction as to synagogues in [Matthew 4:23](../../../kjv/matthew/4/23) ; [Matthew 9:35](../../../kjv/matthew/9/35) , &c.
**against** . Greek. *pros.* App-104 .
**publicans** = the publicans. See [Luke 5:27](../../../kjv/luke/5/27) .

**whole** = in health (Matt. and Mark have "strong "). This *(hugiaino)* is the medical word ([Colossians 4:14](../../../kjv/colossians/4/14) ), as in [Luke 7:10](../../../kjv/luke/7/10) ; [Luke 15:27](../../../kjv/luke/15/27) . [3 John 1:2](../../../kjv/3-john/1/2) . Paul uses it in a moral sense ([1 Timothy 1:10](../../../kjv/1-timothy/1/10) ; [1 Timothy 6:3](../../../kjv/1-timothy/6/3) . [2 Timothy 1:13](../../../kjv/2-timothy/1/13) ; [2 Timothy 4:3](../../../kjv/2-timothy/4/3) .[Titus 1:9](../../../kjv/titus/1/9) , [Titus 1:13](../../../kjv/titus/1/13) ; [Titus 2:1](../../../kjv/titus/2/1) , [Titus 2:2](../../../kjv/titus/2/2) ).
**not** . Greek. *ou.* App-105 .
**are** = have themselves.
**sick** = sickly, in an evil condition. Greek. *kakos.* Adverb of *kakos.* App-128 .

**I came** = I have come.
**the righteous** = righteous ones.
**to** = unto, with a view to. Greek. *eis.* App-104 .
**repentance.** App-111 .

**often** . Greek. *pukna.* Occurs only here and in [Acts 24:26](../../../kjv/acts/24/26) . [1 Timothy 5:23](../../../kjv/1-timothy/5/23) .
**make prayers.** Note this as distinguished from *praying.*
**prayers** = petitions, or supplications. Not used in the other Gospels. See App-134 .
**eat and drink.** Like ordinary people, without making it a part of their religion.

**Can ye make** = Ye surely cannot (Greek. *me.* App-105 ), can ye?
**children,** &c. = sons ( App-108 .) Hebrew idiom for the bridal party.
**while** = in *(Greek. en* App-104 .) the time when.

**the days will come** = there will come days [for those].
**when** . All the texts read "and when", following up the Figure of speech *Aposiopesis* ( App-6 ), as though the time for revealing the fact of His crucifixion had not yet come.
**shall be taken away.** Greek. *apairo.* Occurs only here, and the parallels ([Matthew 9:15](../../../kjv/matthew/9/15) .[Mark 2:20](../../../kjv/mark/2/20); [Mark 2:20](../../../kjv/mark/2/20) ) implying a violent death; as "lifted up" in [John 3:14](../../../kjv/john/3/14) .
**then shall they fast.** As they did ([Acts 13:2](../../../kjv/acts/13/2) , [Acts 13:3](../../../kjv/acts/13/3) ).

**new** = fresh made. Greek. *neos.* Seenote on [Matthew 9:17](../../../kjv/matthew/9/17) .
**bottles** = wine-skins.
**be spilled** = it will be poured out.

**also a parable** = a parable also.
**man,** &c. = that no one (Greek. *oudeis.* App-105 ), [having rent a piece] from a new garment, putteth it upon an old,
**new** . Greek. *kainos.* See note on [Matthew 9:17](../../../kjv/matthew/9/17) . if. App-118 .
**both,** &c. = he will both rend the new, and the new will not agree with the old.
**agreeth** = harmonizeth. Greek *sumphoneo.*

**better** = good. So all the texts.

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