Question 1

What is the meaning of the miraculous catch of fish in this passage?

Accepted Answer

The miraculous catch happens after a long, empty night of work. Jesus tells Simon to let down the nets again, even though it seems pointless. When the nets fill to breaking, it shows that Jesus rules over nature and can provide in ways human skill cannot. It also pictures what their new work will be like when He says they will “catch men.” Their future ministry will not rest on their effort alone, but on His word, power, and blessing as they obey Him in faith.

Question 2

Why does Simon Peter say, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord”?

Accepted Answer

When Peter sees the huge catch of fish, he suddenly realizes he is standing before someone far greater than a normal teacher. The miracle exposes Jesus’ holiness and power, and that makes Peter see his own sin more clearly. His words are not because he truly wants Jesus to go away, but because he feels unworthy to be near Him. This is a common pattern in Scripture: when people sense God’s holiness, they also feel their own uncleanness and bow in fear and awe.

Question 3

What does Jesus mean when he tells Simon, “From henceforth thou shalt catch men”?

Accepted Answer

Jesus takes Peter’s old job as a fisherman and uses it as a picture of his new calling. Instead of catching fish from the sea, Peter and the others will now bring people into the kingdom by preaching the good news. Their nets will be the message about Jesus, and the catch will be people turning from sin to trust Him. This shows that following Jesus is not only about personal blessing, but also about joining His work of reaching others with the message of repentance and life.

Question 4

Why did Jesus touch the man with leprosy and then send him to the priest?

Accepted Answer

The man with leprosy comes in faith, saying, “Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.” Jesus answers, “I will: be thou clean,” and even touches him, which people normally avoided. This shows His power and willingness to cleanse what others see as unclean, and it also pictures how He can cleanse from sin. Then He sends the man to the priest to offer what the law required. That act is a public witness that the cure is real and keeps in view what God had already said about cleansing.

Question 5

What is the significance of Jesus forgiving the paralytic’s sins before healing him?

Accepted Answer

When the friends lower the paralyzed man through the roof, everyone expects a physical healing. Instead, Jesus first says, “Thy sins are forgiven thee.” This shocks the religious leaders, because only God can forgive sins. Jesus then heals the man’s body to prove that He truly has authority on earth to forgive. The order matters: it shows that the deepest need is not just health, but being made right with God. The physical miracle confirms the unseen, but greater, gift of forgiveness.

Question 6

Why were the Pharisees upset that Jesus ate with tax collectors and sinners?

Accepted Answer

Tax collectors were seen as greedy and unfaithful, and many other people at Levi’s feast would have been looked down on as “sinners.” The Pharisees believed that holy people should stay separate from such company. When Jesus eats with them, they think He is doing wrong. Jesus answers that a doctor goes to the sick, not the healthy. He explains that He came to call sinners to repentance, not those who think they are already righteous. His meal shows His mercy and His mission.

Question 7

What does Jesus mean by comparing Himself to a bridegroom when asked about fasting?

Accepted Answer

When people ask why His disciples do not fast like others, Jesus replies that you do not make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them. He is saying His presence with the disciples is like a wedding celebration, a time of joy, not mourning. There will be a time to fast when He is “taken away.” This teaches that religious practices like fasting are not random rules but should fit the season. With Jesus present, it was fitting for the disciples to rejoice and receive Him.

Question 8

How should we understand the parables of new cloth and new wine in this passage?

Accepted Answer

Jesus uses two simple pictures. No one patches an old garment with a new piece of cloth, or the tear gets worse. No one puts new wine into old bottles, or they burst. He is showing that what He brings is not just a small fix to old ways. His teaching and the life He gives cannot simply be squeezed into rigid old forms that were never meant for it. Some people prefer the “old wine” of their customs, but Jesus warns against clinging to old habits when God is doing something new.

Question 9

How does this passage show Jesus’ authority over both body and soul?

Accepted Answer

Again and again, Jesus speaks and things change. At His word, the empty nets fill, the leper is cleansed, the paralytic stands up, and sins are forgiven. He knows people’s hidden thoughts and answers them. He calls fishermen and a tax collector, and they leave everything to follow. These stories together show that His authority reaches every part of life: nature, sickness, uncleanness, guilt, and human hearts. He is not just a healer of bodies but the one who has power to forgive and to call people into a new life.

Question 10

How can a modern reader apply the events of this chapter to everyday life?

Accepted Answer

Several patterns in this passage speak into daily life. Peter’s “nevertheless at thy word” encourages obeying Jesus even when it seems pointless, trusting His wisdom above our own. The leper and the paralytic show that we can come to Him with both our sin and our weakness. Levi’s response reminds us not to delay when Jesus calls, and his feast shows that new faith can gladly reach out to others. The warnings about old wineskins help us check whether we cling to habits instead of welcoming what Christ is doing.

Luke 5:1

And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

The First Disciples

The Leper’s Prayer

Jesus Heals a Paralytic

Jesus Calls Levi

Questions about Fasting

The Patches and the Wineskins

The First Disciples

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Luke 5:1

And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

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The First Disciples

The Leper’s Prayer

Jesus Heals a Paralytic

Jesus Calls Levi

Questions about Fasting

The Patches and the Wineskins

The First Disciples

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