LUKE 5:8 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) When Simon Peter had a moment to realise what had just happened, he knelt in the boat in front of Yeshua and said, “You must leave me, master, because I’m just a sinful man.”

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, magenta:vocative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT But Simon Peter, having seen it, he fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.”

UST Seeing this, Simon Peter bowed down before Jesus and said, “Please leave me, because I am a sinful man, Lord.”

BSB When Simon Peter saw [this], he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”

BLB And having seen, Simon Peter fell at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, Lord. For I am a sinful man."

AICNT But when Simon [Peter][fn] saw this, he fell down at {Jesus' knees},[fn] saying, “Go away from me, for I am a sinful man [, Lord]!”[fn]

5:8, Peter: Absent from some manuscripts. D(05) W(032) Latin (a b e)

5:8, Jesus' knees: D(05) reads “Jesus feet.”

5:8, Lord: Absent from some manuscripts. ℵ(01) Latin(b e ff²)

OEB When Simon Peter saw this, he threw himself down at Jesus’ knees, exclaiming, ‘Master, leave me, for I am a sinful man!’

2DT Simōn Petros [Peter], seeing, fell at Yēsous’ knees, saying, “Exit from me because I am a sinful man, Lord.”

WEBBE But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.”

WMBB But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Yeshua’s knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.”

NET But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!”

LSV And Simon Peter having seen, fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying, “Depart from me, because I am a sinful man, O Lord”;

FBV When Simon Peter saw what had happened, he dropped to his knees before Jesus. “Lord, please stay away from me, for I am a sinful man!” he exclaimed.

TCNT When Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus' knees and said, “Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.”

T4T 8-9 Simon and all the men who were with him were amazed at how many fish they had taken. James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, who were Simon’s partners, were among those who were amazed. When Simon, whose other name was Peter, saw the fish, feeling ashamed to be in the presence of someone who obviously had God’s power, he prostrated himself before Jesus and said, “Lord, you should go away from me, because I am a sinful man!”

LEB And when he[fn] saw it,[fn] Simon Peter fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, Lord, because I am _⌊a sinful man_⌋!”[fn]

5:8 *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal

5:8 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

5:8 Literally “a man, a sinner”

BBE But Simon, when he saw it, went down at the knees of Jesus and said, Go away from me, O Lord, for I am a sinner.

Moff But when Simon Peter saw it he fell at the knees of Jesus, crying, "Lord, leave me; I am a sinful man."

Wymth When Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at the knees of Jesus, and exclaimed, "Master, leave my boat, for I am a sinful man."

ASV But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

DRA Which when Simon Peter saw, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying: Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

YLT And Simon Peter having seen, fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying, 'Depart from me, because I am a sinful man, O lord;'

Drby But Simon Peter, seeing it, fell at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.

RV But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
(But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, Oh Lord. )

SLT And Simon Peter fell upon his knees before Jesus, saying, Go out from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

Wbstr When Simon Peter saw it , he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

KJB-1769 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
(When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, Oh Lord. )

KJB-1611 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell downe at Iesus knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinfull man, O Lord.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps When Simon Peter sawe this, he fell downe at Iesus knees, saying: Lorde, go from me, for I am a sinfull man.
(When Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Yesus/Yeshua knees, saying: Lord, go from me, for I am a sinful man.)

Gnva Now when Simon Peter saw it, he fel down at Iesus knees, saying, Lord, go from me: for I am a sinfull man.
(Now when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Yesus/Yeshua knees, saying, Lord, go from me: for I am a sinful man. )

Cvdl Whan Symon Peter sawe yt, he fell downe at Iesus knees, & sayde: LORDE, go
(When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Yesus/Yeshua knees, and said: LORD, go)

TNT When Simon Peter sawe that he fell doune at Iesus knees sayinge: Lorde goo from me for I am a synfull man.
(When Simon Peter saw that he fell down at Yesus/Yeshua knees saying: Lord go from me for I am a sinful man. )

Wycl And whanne Symount Petir saiy this thing, he felde doun to the knees of Jhesu, and seide, Lord, go fro me, for Y am a synful man.
(And when Simon Peter say this thing, he field down to the knees of Yhesu, and said, Lord, go from me, for I am a sinful man.)

Luth Da das Simon Petrus sah, fiel er JEsu zu den Knieen und sprach: HErr, gehe von mir hinaus; ich bin ein sündiger Mensch.
(So the Simon Peter saw, fell he Yesu to/for the kneesn and spoke: LORD, go from to_me out; I am a sin(v)r person.)

ClVg Quod cum videret Simon Petrus, procidit ad genua Jesu, dicens: Exi a me, quia homo peccator sum, Domine.
(That when/with he_would_see Simon Peter, fell_down to knees Yesu, saying: Go_out from me, because human sinner I_am, Master. )

UGNT ἰδὼν δὲ, Σίμων Πέτρος προσέπεσεν τοῖς γόνασιν Ἰησοῦ λέγων, ἔξελθε ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι ἀνὴρ ἁμαρτωλός εἰμι, Κύριε.
(idōn de, Simōn Petros prosepesen tois gonasin Yaʸsou legōn, exelthe ap’ emou, hoti anaʸr hamartōlos eimi, Kurie.)

SBL-GNT ἰδὼν δὲ Σίμων Πέτρος προσέπεσεν τοῖς γόνασιν Ἰησοῦ λέγων· Ἔξελθε ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι ἀνὴρ ἁμαρτωλός εἰμι, κύριε·
(idōn de Simōn Petros prosepesen tois gonasin Yaʸsou legōn; Exelthe apʼ emou, hoti anaʸr hamartōlos eimi, kurie;)

RP-GNT Ἰδὼν δὲ Σίμων Πέτρος προσέπεσεν τοῖς γόνασιν Ἰησοῦ, λέγων, Ἔξελθε ἀπ' ἐμοῦ, ὅτι ἀνὴρ ἁμαρτωλός εἰμι, κύριε.
(Idōn de Simōn Petros prosepesen tois gonasin Yaʸsou, legōn, Exelthe ap' emou, hoti anaʸr hamartōlos eimi, kurie.)

TC-GNT Ἰδὼν δὲ Σίμων Πέτρος προσέπεσε τοῖς γόνασιν [fn]Ἰησοῦ, λέγων, Ἔξελθε ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι ἀνὴρ ἁμαρτωλός εἰμι, Κύριε.
(Idōn de Simōn Petros prosepese tois gonasin Yaʸsou, legōn, Exelthe ap emou, hoti anaʸr hamartōlos eimi, Kurie. )

5:8 ιησου ¦ του ιησου TR

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:1–11: Simon and some other fishermen became disciples of Jesus

In this section, Simon Peter and some of his fishing companions heard Jesus teach. They saw his power revealed through a miraculous catch of fish. As a result, they left their fishing work and began following Jesus as his disciples.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

Jesus called Simon and other fishermen to become his disciples

Jesus’ first disciples

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 4:18–22 and Mark 1:16–20.

5:8a

When Simon Peter saw this,

¶ When Simon Peter realized what had happened,
¶ Simon who is also called Peter saw what Jesus had done,

Simon Peter: Here Luke also used Simon’s other name, Peter. This was a name that Jesus gave to him, as described in Luke 6:14 and John 1:42.

Using two names together may imply that one was a family name or father’s name. If this is true in your language, you may need to translate this as:

Simon, who was also called Peter

saw this: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as saw this refers to Simon Peter seeing the large number of fish in the nets. He understood that Jesus had done a miracle. He also understood that Jesus was the Lord.

The words saw this do not refer to the boat beginning to sink.

5:8b

he fell at Jesus’ knees.

he bowed/knelt down in front of Jesus and said,
and then/so he bowed down at Jesus’ feet/knees as a sign of humility/respect. He said:

he fell at Jesus’ knees: There are two ways to interpret the Greek phrase that the BSB translates as he fell at Jesus’ knees:

Peter bowed down in front of Jesus. When he did this, he was at the level of Jesus’ knees. For example:
he fell down at Jesus’ knees (NET) (BSB, NIV, RSV, NJB, KJV, NASB, REB, NET)
Peter got down on his own knees in front of Jesus. For example:
he fell on his knees before Jesus (GNT) (GNT, NLT, CEV, GW, JBP, NCV)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1) However, there is little practical difference between the two interpretations. If Simon fell at Jesus’ knees, he was probably kneeling himself.

In Jewish culture, a person bows down before another to show that person respect. Sometimes he bows down before another person to show that he is worshiping that person. Simon’s action was showing respect for Jesus. He may have been worshiping Jesus, but this is not clear.

fell: Here the word fell is used in a figurative sense. It means “lower oneself.” It does not mean that Simon Peter stumbled and fell.

5:8c–d

“Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”: Peter understood that men who do miracles do them through power that comes from God. God gives this power only to men who are holy, that is, pure and dedicated to him. So Peter understood that Jesus was holy. Peter felt unworthy and too sinful to be in the presence of such a holy man.

It may be necessary in some languages to make some of this information explicit. For example:

Lord, I know that you are holy. Go away from me. I am a sinful man!

5:8c

“Go away from me, Lord,” he said,

“Lord, please go away from me
“Oh, Lord, please leave me— (NLT)

“Go away from me, Lord,”: In some languages, it will be more natural to begin this sentence with the word Lord. For example:

Lord, go away from me.

Go away from me: Grammatically, the words Go away from me are in the form of a command, but they function as a request. Simon felt unworthy and too sinful to be near Jesus. So he requested that Jesus go away from him. Be sure that the way you translate this phrase does not imply that Simon was rejecting Jesus or speaking disrespectfully to Jesus.

If the words Go away from me might be misunderstood here, you could say:

I am unworthy to be near you

Oh, Lord, please leave me (NLT)

Lord: In Greek, the word that the BSB translates as Lord is a more important title than the word that the BSB translates as “Master” in 5:5a. People used both words as polite titles when they spoke to an elder or someone in authority. The Jews also used the title “Lord” to refer to God. When Simon saw the miracle of the catch of fish, he realized that Jesus had more authority than he had expressed by the term “Master.”

Your language may have different words to show respect. Use the word that shows greater respect here. Some ways to translate Lord are:

Chief

Master/Owner

Sovereign

In some languages it may be necessary to add a word such as “my” before such a term of address. For example:

my Chief/Sovereign

See Lord, Meaning 3, in the Glossary for more information and translation suggestions.

5:8d

“for I am a sinful man.”

because I am a sinner!”
I’m too much of a sinner to be around you.” (NLT)

In Greek, 5:8d begins with the conjunction that means “because.” It introduces the reason why Simon felt unworthy and afraid to be near Jesus. Many English versions translate it that way. For example:

for I am a sinful man (NET)

because I’m a sinful man (CSB)

Some English versions do not translate this conjunction. See the General Comment below for another way to connect 5:8c and 5:8d.

I am a sinful man: A sinful man is someone who habitually offends God. His acts, thoughts, and attitudes are not what God wants. God does not approve of them. A person can also be sinful by not doing what God wants him to do.

Some other ways to translate this are:

I am a sinner (CEV)

I have broken God’s laws

See sin, sense C, in KBT for more information.

General Comment on 5:8c–d

In some languages, it may be more natural to change the order of 5:8c and 5:8d. For example:

Lord, ^8dI am a sinful man, so ^8cgo away from me!