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They beckoned to their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. They came, and filled both boats, so that they began to sink.
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A Blessing Meant to Be Shared
Commentators note that the catch was so immense that Peter and Andrew couldn't manage it alone. They had to signal their partners, James and John, for help. This illustrates a key spiritual principle: God's blessings and the work of the kingdom often require community. We are meant to share in the work and the reward, bearing one another's burdens and blessings together.
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Luke
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They beckoned. They gave signs. Perhaps they were at a considerable distance, so that they could not be easily heard.
Their partner…
They beckoned (κατενευσαν). Possibly they were too far away for a call to be understood. Simon alone had been ordered to put out i…
19th Century
Anglican
Their partners, which were in the other ship.—These are named in Luke 5:10 as James, and John, the sons of Zebedee.
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Baptist
And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
We can have too much of a good thing, indeed, too much even o…
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they beckoned unto their partners Zebedee, and his two sons, James and John; (Luke 5:10) who were at…
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