Luke 5:2

2 He, however, saw two fishing-boats drawn up on the beach (for the men had gone away from them and were washing the nets),

Luke 5:2 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 5:2

And saw two ships standing by the lake
Or two fishing boats; which were, as the Arabic version renders it, "detained by anchors at the shore of the lake"; the one belonging to Peter and Andrew, and the other to Zebedee, and his two sons, James and John:

but the fishermen were gone out of them;
that is, either the above persons, or their servants:

and were washing their nets;
on shore; they having gathered a great deal of soil and filthiness, but had caught no fish; and therefore were cleansing their nets, in order to lay them up, finding it to be in vain to make any further attempts with them at present; and which considered, makes the following miracle the more illustrious.

Luke 5:2 In-Context

1 On one occasion the crowd was pressing on Him and listening to God's Message, while He was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.

2 He, however, saw two fishing-boats drawn up on the beach (for the men had gone away from them and were washing the nets),

3 and going on board one of them, which was Simon's He asked him to push out a little from land. Then He sat down and taught the crowd of people from the boat.

4 When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Push out into deep water, and let down your nets for a haul."

5 "Rabbi," replied Peter, "all night long we have worked hard and caught nothing; but at your command I will let down the nets."