When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
This passage of story fell, in order of time, before the two miracles we had in the close of the foregoing chapter, and is the same with that which was more briefly related by Matthew and Mark, of Christ's calling Peter and Andrew to be fishers of men, Mat 4:18, and Mar 1:16.
Commenting on Luke 5:1-11
Now when he had left speaking,.... Teaching the people, and preaching the word of God unto them out of the ship, as they stood on the shore before him. He said unto Simon, launch out into the deep; he spoke to Simon Peter, being the master of the vessel, to thrust it out, or put it off further into deep water, more convenient for fishing...
Verse 4. Launch (b) out. Go out with your vessels. Into the deep. Into the sea; at a distance from the shore. For a draught. A draught of fish; or let down your nets for the taking of fish. (b)