The First Disciples
Luke 5:6
In 9 translations
- BSB
- When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.
- KJV
- And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
- WEB
- When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking.
- ASV
- And when they had done this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes; and their nets were breaking;
- LSV
- And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net was breaking,
- YLT
- And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net was breaking,
- DBY
- And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes. And their net broke.
- DRC
- And when they had done this, they enclosed a very great multitude of fishes, and their net broke.
- GNV
- And when they had so done, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, so that their net brake.
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read τὰ (“the”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read τὸ (“the”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read δίκτυα (“nets”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read δίκτυον (“net”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Spelling of διερρήσσετο: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: διερρήγνυτο; Westcott–Hort: διερήσσετο.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
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- SBLGNT: διερρήσσετο. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read διερρήσσετο; Robinson–Pierpont read διερρήγνυτο.
- SBLGNT: τὰ δίκτυα. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τὰ δίκτυα; Robinson–Pierpont read τὸ δίκτυον.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ τοῦτο ποιήσαντες συνέκλεισαν πλῆθος ἰχθύων πολύ, διερρήσσετο δὲ τὰ δίκτυα αὐτῶν.
- RP2018
- Καὶ τοῦτο ποιήσαντες, συνέκλεισαν πλῆθος ἰχθύων πολύ· διερρήγνυτο δὲ τὸ δίκτυον αὐτῶν·
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ τοῦτο ποιήσαντες, συνέκλεισαν ἰχθύων πλῆθος πολύ· διερρήγνυτο δὲ τὸ δίκτυον αὐτῶν·
- SCR1894
- και τουτο ποιησαντες συνεκλεισαν ιχθυων πληθος πολυ διερρηγνυτο δε το δικτυον αυτων
Who and where
◆ Fishers of Men
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
FishingGalilee, Sea ofNetShipSignMiracles of Christ, TheText and Manuscripts of the New TestamentFishPapyrusShips
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- John 21:6–11He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish. Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said…
- Ecclesiastes 11:6Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
- 2 Kings 4:3–7“Go,” said Elisha, “borrow jars, even empty ones, from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few. Then go inside, shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour oil into all these jars, setting the full ones…
- Galatians 6:9Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
- Acts 2:41Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
- Acts 4:4But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).