Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Luke 5:1-39
CHAPTER 5 1. The Miraculous Drought of Fishes. (Luke 5:1-11 ) 2. The Leper Healed. (Luke 5:12-16 ) 3. The Paralytic Healed. (Luke 5:17-26 ) 4. The Call of Matthew and the Feast (Luke 5:27-29 ) 5. The Scribes and Pharisees Answered (Luke 5:30-35 ) 6. The Parable of the Garment and the Bottle. (Luke 5:36-39 .) Luke 5:1-11 Two miraculous draughts of fishes are found in the Gospels. The one here at the beginning of His ministry; the other after His resurrection. (John 21:1-25 ). Both... read more
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Luke 5:1-39
Hearing the Word Luke 5:1 There was a period in our Saviour's Galilean ministry when He was the object of popular interest and enthusiasm. It cannot be said that He enjoyed popularity, for He was persecuted by popularity. This eagerness of the people to hear Christ, the Great Teacher, is full of instruction, and both of encouragement and caution to all in every age who preach and who hear the Word of Grace. I. Motives which Induced Men to Hear the Word of God: 1. Some desired to hear Christ... read more