Luke 5:4

4 And when he stopped speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch."

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 there beside the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them [and] were washing their nets.

3 And he got into one of the boats, which was Simon's, [and] asked him to put out from the land a little. And he sat down [and] began to teach the crowds from the boat.

4 And when he stopped speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch."

5 And Simon answered [and] said, "Master, [although we] worked hard through the whole night, we caught nothing. But at your word I will let down the nets."

6 And [when they] did this, they caught a very large number of fish, and their nets began to tear.