Luke 5
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Luke 5:26 in Scrivener's facsimile of Codex Nitriensis, written about AD 550.
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| Book | Gospel of Luke |
| Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Bible part | 3 |
| Category | Gospel |
Luke 5 is the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The chapter relates the recruitment of Jesus' first disciples and continues to describe Jesus's teaching and healing ministry. Early criticism by the religious authorities is encountered.
This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):
Jesus arrives at the lake of Gennesaret, or Sea of Galilee, where he proceeds to preach the "word of God" to the many listeners using Simon's fishing boat as a platform. Afterwards he asks the fishermen to go out fishing again. They are reluctant as they had been unsuccessful during the night before, but following his request they catch a large load and are amazed. Jesus then calls Simon (Peter) and his partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, into his ministry: "From now on you will be catching people."
The story of the calling of the first disciples is also told in Mark 1:16-20 and Matthew 4:18-22 (Matthew also includes Andrew, Simon's brother), and is expanded by Luke who links it to the miraculous catch of fish. Luke also has already revealed that Jesus had healed Simon's mother-in-law establishing a link between the two.Luke 4:38-39. The calling of the first disciples is related in a different manner in John's Gospel, not in connection with the miraculous catch of fish, with Andrew being the intermediary who brings Simon to Jesus.(John 1:35-42)
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