Thematic Bible
Luke 5:1 (show verse)
It came to pass as the people pressed upon him, to hear the word of God, that he stood by the lake of Gennesaret:
Luke 5:2 (show verse)
and saw two ships stand by the lakeside, but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
Luke 5:3 (show verse)
And he entered into one of the ships, which pertained to Simon, and prayed him, that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people out of the ship.
Luke 5:4 (show verse)
When he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, "Launch out into the deep, and let slip your nets to make a draught."
Luke 5:5 (show verse)
And Simon answered, and said to him, "Master, we have laboured all night, and have taken nothing. Neverthelater, at thy word I will loose forth the net."
Luke 5:6 (show verse)
And when they had so done, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes. And their net brake:
Luke 5:7 (show verse)
but they made signs to their fellows which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and they filled both the ships, that they sunk again.
Luke 5:8 (show verse)
When Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at Jesus' knees saying, "Lord go from me, for I am a sinful man."
Luke 5:9 (show verse)
For he was utterly astonished, and all that were with him at the draught of fish which they took:
Luke 5:10 (show verse)
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."
Luke 5:11 (show verse)
And they brought the ships to land, and forsook all, and followed him.
Luke 5:12 (show verse)
And it fortuned as he was in a certain city, behold, there was a man full of leprosy: and when he had spied Jesus, he fell on his face and besought him saying, "Lord if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean."
Luke 5:13 (show verse)
And he stretched forth the hand, and touched him, saying, "I will, be thou clean." And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
Luke 5:14 (show verse)
And he warned him, that he should tell no man: but that he should go and show himself to the priest, and offer for his cleansing according as Moses commandment was, for a witness unto them.
Luke 5:15 (show verse)
But his fame spread so much the more abroad, and much people came together to hear, and to be healed of him, of their infirmities.
Luke 5:16 (show verse)
And he kept himself apart in the wildernesses, and gave himself to prayer.
Luke 5:17 (show verse)
And it happened on a certain day, that he taught: and there sat the Pharisees, and doctors of law, which were come out of all the towns of Galilee, Jewry, and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was to heal them.
Luke 5:18 (show verse)
And behold, men brought a man lying in his bed, which was taken with a palsy, and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
Luke 5:19 (show verse)
And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in, because of the press, they went up on the top of the house, and let him down through the tiling, bed and all, in the midst before Jesus.
Luke 5:20 (show verse)
When he saw their faith he said unto him, "Man, thy sins are forgiven thee."
Luke 5:21 (show verse)
And the scribes, and the Pharisees, began to think saying, "What fellow is this: which speaketh blasphemy? Who can forgive sins, but God only?"
Luke 5:22 (show verse)
When Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answered and said unto them, "What think ye in your hearts?
Luke 5:23 (show verse)
Whether is easier to say: 'Thy sins are forgiven thee?' Or to say: 'Rise and walk?'
Luke 5:24 (show verse)
But that ye may know that the son of man hath power to forgive sins on earth," he said unto the sick of the palsy, "I say to thee, arise, take up thy bed and go home to thy house."
Luke 5:25 (show verse)
And immediately he rose up before them all, and took up his bed whereon he lay, and departed to his own house praising God.
Luke 5:26 (show verse)
And they were all amazed, and they lauded God, and were filled with fear, saying, "We have seen strange things today."
Luke 5:27 (show verse)
And after that, he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, "Follow me."
Luke 5:28 (show verse)
And he left all, rose up, and followed him.
Luke 5:29 (show verse)
And that same Levi made him a great feast at home in his own house. And there was a great company of publicans, and of others that sat at meat with him.
Luke 5:30 (show verse)
And the scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, "Why eat ye and drink ye, with publicans and sinners?"
Luke 5:31 (show verse)
Jesus answered and said unto them, "They that are whole, need not of the physician: but they that are sick.
Luke 5:32 (show verse)
I came not to call the righteous: but the sinners to repentance."
Luke 5:33 (show verse)
Then they said unto him, "Why do the disciples of John fast often and pray: and the disciples of the Pharisees also: and thine eat and drink?"
Luke 5:34 (show verse)
And he said unto them, "Can ye make the Children of the wedding fast, as long as the bridegroom is present with them?
Luke 5:35 (show verse)
The days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them: then shall they fast in those days."
Luke 5:36 (show verse)
Then he spake unto them in a similitude, "No man putteth a piece of a new garment, into an old vesture: for if he do, then breaketh he the new: and the piece that was taken out of the new, agreeth not with the old.
Luke 5:37 (show verse)
Also no man poureth new wine into old vessels: for if he do, the new wine breaketh the vessels, and runneth out itself, and the vessels perish:
Luke 5:38 (show verse)
But new wine must be poured into new vessels, and both are preserved.
Luke 5:39 (show verse)
Also no man that drinketh old wine, straightway can away with new, for he sayeth: the old is pleasanter."