Luke 5:5–7

5:5 Simon10 answered,11 “Master,12 we worked hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word13 I will lower14 the nets.” 5:6 When15 they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets started to tear.16 5:7 So17 they motioned18 to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they were about to sink.19

10	tn Grk “And Simon.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
11	tn Grk “answering, Simon said.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation to “Simon answered.”
12	tn The word ἐπιστάτης is a term of respect for a person of high status (see L&N 87.50).
13	tn The expression “at your word,” which shows Peter’s obedience, stands first in the Greek clause for emphasis.
14	tn Or “let down.”
15	tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
16	tn In context, this imperfect verb is best taken as an ingressive imperfect (BDF §338.1).
17	tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate consequential nature of the action.
18	tn That is, “they signaled by making gestures” (L&N 33.485).
19	tn This infinitive conveys the idea that the boats were at the point of sinking.