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At one time Jesus was standing on the shore of the lake of Gennesaret, while the crowd pressed around Him to hear the word of God.

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He saw two boats by the shore. The fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.

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He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Then He sat down and taught the crowd from the boat.

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When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”

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Simon answered, “Master, we have worked hard all night and caught nothing; yet because You say so, I will let down the net.”

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And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, so that their net began to tear.

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So they signaled to their companions in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats with fish, so that they were nearly sinking.

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When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down before Jesus and said, “Lord, depart from me, for I am a sinful man.”

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For he and all who were with him were astonished at the number of fish they had caught;

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and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were Simon’s partners. Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will catch people.”

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And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed Jesus.

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At one time Jesus was in one of the towns. There was a man there full of leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged Him, saying, “Sir, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

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Then Jesus stretched out His hand, touched the man, and said, “I am willing; be clean.” Immediately the leprosy left him.

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Jesus ordered him to tell no one, and said, “Go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing the offering commanded by Moses, as a testimony to them.”

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But the report about Jesus spread even farther, and great crowds came together to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases.

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Yet He withdrew to lonely places and prayed.

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One day, while Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there listening to Him. They had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with Him, so that He could heal the sick.

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Then some men came carrying a paralytic on a bed; they were trying to bring him in and lay him before Jesus.

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But when they could not bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof, and lowered him with his bed through the tiles into the midst of the people, right in front of Jesus.

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When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”

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But the scribes and the Pharisees began to think within themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins except God alone?”

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But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, answered and said to them, “Why do you think these things in your hearts?

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Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’?

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But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—He said to the paralytic—“I say to you, rise, take up your bed, and go to your house!”

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Immediately he rose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.

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And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, “Today we have seen remarkable things.”

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After these things, as Jesus went out, He saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. Jesus said to him, “Follow Me!”

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So Levi rose up, left everything, and followed Him.

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Then Levi gave a great feast for Him in his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them.

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But the Pharisees and the scribes complained to His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

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Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are well do not need a physician, but those who are sick;

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I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

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Then they said to Him, “The disciples of John often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but Your disciples eat and drink.”

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Jesus said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them?

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But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them; then they will fast in those days.”

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He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece from a new garment to patch an old one. If he does, the new garment will be torn, and the patch taken from the new will not match the old.

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And no one puts new wine into old wineskins, for if he does, the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled, and the skins will be ruined.

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But new wine must be put into new wineskins.

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And no one after drinking old wine desires new, for he says, ‘The old is good.’”

📖 Luke 5 – The Calling of the Disciples and the Power of Jesus

🧾 Summary of Luke 5

Luke 5 shows the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry, involving miracles, the calling of disciples, and forgiveness of sins and healing. Jesus shows his authority over nature, sickness, and sin.

Main Points:

1. The Miraculous Catch of Fish & the Calling of the Disciples (verses 1–11):

   • At the lake of Gennesaret, Jesus taught from Simon’s boat (Peter).

   • He told Simon to let down the nets, and they caught a very large number of fish.

   • Peter realized who Jesus was and said:

     “Lord, depart from me, for I am a sinful man.”

   • Jesus answered:

     “Do not be afraid; from now on you will catch people.”

   • Simon, James, and John left everything and followed him.

2. Jesus Heals a Leper (verses 12–16):

   • A man with leprosy pleaded: “Sir, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”

   • Jesus touched him and said, “I am willing; be made clean.”

   • He was healed at once. Jesus told him to follow Moses’ instruction as a testimony.

3. Jesus Heals a Paralytic & Forgives Sins (verses 17–26):

   • Four men brought a paralytic through the roof of a house to Jesus.

   • Jesus said: “Your sins are forgiven.”

   • The scribes were angry because only God can forgive sins.

   • Jesus healed him to prove His authority:

     “The Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.”

4. The Calling of Levi (Matthew) & Eating with Sinners (verses 27–32):

   • Jesus called Levi, a tax collector, who immediately left everything and followed Him.

   • He held a feast, and many sinners came.

   • The Pharisees criticized, but Jesus answered:

     “It is not the healthy who need a physician, but the sick.”

5. The Question about Fasting (verses 33–39):

   • People asked why Jesus’ disciples did not fast like John’s disciples.

   • Jesus said:

     “Can the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them?”

   • He also gave the parable of the old garment and new wine, affirming that new teaching cannot be mixed with old traditions.

📘 Main Teachings of Luke 5

1. Jesus calls ordinary people (fishermen, tax collectors) to follow Him and become instruments of God’s Kingdom.
2. Faith and obedience open the way for miracles and forgiveness.
3. Jesus not only heals the body, but even more, forgives sins.
4. Jesus does not stay away from sinners, but comes to save them.
5. The presence of Jesus brings new life—it cannot be fitted into the old, rigid religious system.

✨ Spiritual Meaning of Luke 5

• True discipleship is leaving comfort behind in order to follow Christ.
• The holiness of Jesus touches and restores those who are cast aside (such as the leper).
• Jesus understands humanity’s deepest needs: forgiveness and restoration.
• Creative and active faith (like the four friends who carried the paralytic) touches God’s heart.
• Repentance opens the way to new life, not merely outward reform.