Luke 5:4

4 And when his talk was ended, he said to Simon, Go out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish.

Luke 5:4 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 5:4

Now when he had left speaking
Teaching the people, and preaching the word of God unto them out of the ship, as they stood on the shore before him.

He said unto Simon, launch out into the deep;
he spoke to Simon Peter, being the master of the vessel, to thrust it out, or put it off further into deep water, more convenient for fishing;

and let down your nets for a draught;
of fishes: his meaning is, that he would give orders to his servants, to put out the vessel to sea, to take their nets and cast them into the sea, in order to take and draw up a quantity of fish, which was their business.

Luke 5:4 In-Context

2 And he saw two boats by the edge of the water, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.

3 And he got into one of the boats, the property of Simon, and made a request to him to go a little way out from the land. And being seated he gave the people teaching from the boat.

4 And when his talk was ended, he said to Simon, Go out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish.

5 And Simon, answering, said, Master, we were working all night and we took nothing: but at your word I will let down the nets.

6 And when they had done this, they got such a great number of fish that it seemed as if their nets would be broken;