Luke 5:7

“And they beckoned unto their partners, etc.] Zebedee, and his two sons, James and John; (<420510>Luke 5:10) who were at some distance from them, probably lay at anchor near the shore, not having put out to sea when the other vessel did, and so were not within call; but they were obliged to make signs to them, and beckon with their hands to come to them: which were in the other ship; mentioned in (<420502>Luke 5:2) which lay by the shore: that they should come and help them; take up the net, and take the fish out of it: and they came and filled both the ships; with the fishes they took out of the net, as full as they could hold, and which they were not well able to carry: so that they began…”

“They beckoned - They gave signs. Perhaps they were at a considerable distance, so that they could not be easily heard. Their partners - James and John. See Luke 5:10. The following remarks of Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. ii. p. 80, 81) will furnish a good illustration of this passage. After describing the mode of fishing with the “hand-net” and the “dragnet,” he adds: “Again, there is the bag-net and basket-net, of various kinds, which are so constructed and worked as to inclose the fish out in deep water. I have seen them of almost every conceivable size and pattern. It was with some one of this sort, I suppose, that Simon had toiled all night without catching anything, but…”

“5:7 Their partners in the other boat were James and John, who with their father Zebedee were business partners with Peter (see 5:10; Mark 1:19-20) and Andrew (see Mark 1:16). • both boats were filled with fish: This dramatic miracle confirmed Jesus’ authority over the forces of nature.”

“that they should: Exo 23:5; Pro 18:24; Act 11:25; Rom 16:2-4; Gal 6:2; Phi 4:3 Luke 5:8”