4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch."
4 And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch."
4 When he finished teaching, he said to Simon, "Push out into deep water and let your nets out for a catch."
4 When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, "Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch."
4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 5:4
Commentary on Luke 5:1-11
(Read Luke 5:1-11)
When Christ had done preaching, he told Peter to apply to the business of his calling. Time spent on week days in public exercises of religion, need be but little hinderance in time, and may be great furtherance to us in temper of mind, as to our worldly business. With what cheerfulness may we go about the duties of our calling, when we have been with God, and thus have our worldly employments sanctified to us by the word and prayer! Though they had taken nothing, yet Christ told them to let down their nets again. We must not abruptly quit our callings because we have not the success in them we desire. We are likely to speed well, when we follow the guidance of Christ's word. The draught of fishes was by a miracle. We must all, like Peter, own ourselves to be sinful men, therefore Jesus Christ might justly depart from us. But we must beseech him that he would not depart; for woe unto us if the Saviour depart from sinners! Rather let us entreat him to come and dwell in our hearts by faith, that he may transform and cleanse them. These fishermen forsook all, and followed Jesus, when their calling prospered. When riches increase, and we are tempted to set our hearts upon them, then to quit them for Christ is thankworthy.