Luke 5:10

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.””

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BSBPD

“and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and so were also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and in like manner also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon; and Jesus said unto Simon, `Fear not, henceforth thou shalt be catching men;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 5:10 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezekiel 47:9Wherever the river flows, there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish, because it flows there and makes the waters fresh; so wherever the river flows, everything will flourish.
  2. Matthew 4:19“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
  3. Matthew 4:21Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
  4. Matthew 13:47Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
  5. Matthew 14:27But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
  6. Matthew 20:20Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.
  7. Mark 1:17“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
  8. Luke 5:7So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
  9. Luke 6:14Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;
  10. Acts 2:4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
  11. 2 Corinthians 8:23As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you. As for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, to the glory of Christ.

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