E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 5:1
And, &c. verses: Luke 5:1-11 . it came to pass. See 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". read more
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 5:1-11
27. Call of Peter, Andrew, James and John (Matthew 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:1-11)From the hills of Nazareth the story moves to the fishing villages of Capernaum and Bethsaida on the northern shore of Lake Galilee. The fishermen brothers Peter and Andrew had already met Jesus and accepted him as the Messiah. So too, it seems, had another pair of fishermen brothers, James and John (see notes on John 1:35-42). Jesus now asked the four men to take the further step of leaving their occupations... read more