Luke 5:6

"Simon answered him, “Master, we worked all night and caught nothing; but at your word I will let down the net.”"

Key Reflection

This verse illustrates Simon's initial skepticism and his willingness to trust Jesus despite the lack of immediate results. It sets up a contrast between human effort and divine command, highlighting how faith can lead one to act even in the face of adversity or unyielding circumstances.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 6. Their net brake. Or their net began, to break, or was about to break. This is all that is implied in the Greek word. If their nets had actually broken, as our English word seems to suppose, the fish would have escaped; but no more is meant than that there was such a multitude of fishes that their net was on the point of being rent asunder. {d} "And when they" Ec 11:6; Ga 6:9 __________________________________________________________________

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