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And when they had done this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes; and their nets were breaking;

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

They inclosed (συνεκλεισαν). Effective aorist active indicative with perfective compound συν.

They shut together. W…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Their net brake. Or their net began to break, or was about to break. This is all that is implied in the Greek word. If their nets…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Their net brake.—Better, their nets were breaking, the tense being the imperfect.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. And they beckoned unto their partners, which were …

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

St. Cyril of Alexandria: After teaching the people sufficiently, He returns to His mighty works and, by the act of fishing, fi…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Luke now moves quickly to three focal points in his narrative. (1) He describes the gathering of the fish. The details of the breaking nets and loa…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

They enclosed a great multitude of fishes. The design of the miracle undoubtedly was to make known Christ’s divinity, and thus to induce P…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And when they had done this Had put the ship out further to sea, and had let down their net.

they encl…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…

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