Luke 5:9

5:9 For Peter and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken,

Luke 18:9

The Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector

18:9 Jesus also told this parable to some who were confident that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else.


sn An explanatory conjunction (For) makes it clear that Peter’s exclamation is the result of a surprising set of events. He speaks, but the others feel similarly.

tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

sn In the Greek text, this term is in an emphatic position.

tn Grk “He”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Grk “and despised.” This is a second parable with an explanatory introduction.