When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
Luke 5:8. Depart from me, O Lord. Although men are earnest in seeking the presence of God, yet, as soon as God appears, they must be struck with terror, and almost rendered lifeless by dread and alarm, until he administers consolation.
The crowds that pressed upon Christ to hear God's word were so vast that no house could hold them, yet how few truly believed! Some might count this vulgar clamor a dishonor to Him; I say it was an honor, for their souls were as precious as any ruler's, and His aim was to bring the many, not the mighty, to God.
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Commenting on Luke 5:1-11
When Simon Peter saw it,.... The multitude of fish that was taken, and both vessels filled with them, and the danger they were in of sinking, he fell down at Jesus' knees. The Arabic and Persic versions read, "at" his "feet": he fell on his knees before him, and threw himself prostrate at his feet, as a worshipper of him, and a supplicant unto him...