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Luke 5 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Luke 5, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Greek words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Luke 5 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
παλαιός palaiós G3820 5 old
Σίμων Símōn G4613 6 Simon
πλοῖον ploîon G4143 5 ship
δίκτυον díktyon G1350 4 net
ἀσκός askós G779 4 bottle
νέος néos G3501 4 new, young
ἀφίημι aphíēmi G863 5 cry, forgive, forsake, lay aside

How preachers through history handled this text

24 public-domain excerpts on Luke 5, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Spurgeon 10 Calvin 5 Matthew Henry 5 Alexander MacLaren 3 John Wesley 1

“It was a wonder of Christ's grace, that he would call a publican to be his disciple and follower. It was a wonder of his grace, that the call was made so effectual. It was a wonder of his grace, that he came to call sinners to repentance, and to assure them of pardon. It was a wonder of his grace, that he so patiently bore the contradiction of sinners against himself and his disciples. It was a wonder of his grace, that he fixed the services of his disciples according to their strength and standing. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Luke 5:27–50 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Gennesaret — Luke 5:1
  • Galilee 1 — Luke 5:17
  • Jerusalem — Luke 5:17
  • Judea 1 — Luke 5:17

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