Lucas 5:5

5 —Maestro —respondió Simón—, hemos trabajado mucho durante toda la noche y no hemos pescado nada; pero si tú lo dices, echaré las redes nuevamente.

Lucas 5:5 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 5:5

And Simon answering said unto him, master
Or Rabbi, as the Syriac version renders it: he knew him to be the Messiah, the king of Israel, and a teacher sent from God:

we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing;
which carries in it an objection to what Christ advised and directed to: they had been fishing that "night", which was the best time for catching fish; and they had been at it all the night, and had "laboured" hard; and were even "fatigued", and quite wearied out; and what was most discouraging of all, their labour was in vain; they had caught "nothing":

nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net;
which showed faith in Christ, and obedience to him: thus the faithful preachers of the Gospel, sometimes labour and toil in the ministry of the word a great while, with little or no success; and are discouraged from going on, and would be tempted to leave off, were it not for the commission and word of command they have received from Christ, which they dare not be disobedient to; and for the word of promise he has given them, to be with them, on which they depend.

Lucas 5:5 In-Context

3 Al subir a una de las barcas, Jesús le pidió a Simón,
el dueño de la barca, que la empujara al agua. Luego se sentó en la barca y desde allí enseñaba a las multitudes.

4 Cuando terminó de hablar, le dijo a Simón:

5 —Maestro —respondió Simón—, hemos trabajado mucho durante toda la noche y no hemos pescado nada; pero si tú lo dices, echaré las redes nuevamente.

6 Y esta vez las redes se llenaron de tantos peces ¡que comenzaron a romperse!

7 Un grito de auxilio atrajo a los compañeros de la otra barca, y pronto las dos barcas estaban llenas de peces y a punto de hundirse.