Luke 5:4

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

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 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."

6 This they did, and enclosed a vast number of fish; and their nets began to break.