Luke 5:1

On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,

2 He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.

3 Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
KJV
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,
WEB
Now while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.
ASV
Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;
DARBY
And it came to pass, as the crowd pressed on him to hear the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret:
BLB
Now it came to pass, in the crowd also pressing on Him to hear the word of God, that He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.
ÅB
Men det skjedde da folket trengte seg inn på ham og hørte Guds ord, og han sto ved Gennesaret-sjøen,
OTB
En gang, da Jesus stod ved Gennesaretsjøen, trengte folkemengden seg rundt ham, ivrige etter å høre Guds ord.
B1930
Men det skjedde da folket trengte sig inn på ham og hørte Guds ord, og han stod ved Gennesaret-sjøen,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Mark 1:16–20

    As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

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  • Matthew 4:18–22

    As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

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  • Mark 3:9

    Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.

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  • Matthew 14:34

    When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret.

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  • Mark 6:53

    When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat.

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  • Joshua 12:3

    as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea ), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.

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  • Deuteronomy 3:17

    The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea ) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east.

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  • Matthew 11:12

    From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.

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