To put out a little (επαναγαγειν ολιγον). Second aorist infinitive of the double compound verb επ-αν-αγω, found in Xenophon and la…

Which was Simon's. Simon Peter's.

Prayed him. Asked him.

He sat down. This was the common posture of Jewis…

He entered into one of the ships.—Our Lord would seem to have chosen this mode of teaching frequently.

And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land.

It is very …

St. Ambrose of Milan: When the Lord had performed many and various kinds of cures, the crowd began to pay attention to neith…

Luke begins this story mentioning the pressure of the crowds, as he occasionally does elsewhere (8:42, 45; 19:3). Their attention is on the “word o…

And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's ,
etc.] Simon Peter's, and Andrew his brother's, who were bo…

When Christ had finished preaching, he told Peter to attend to the work of his calling. Time spent on weekdays in public religious exercises need b…