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,
2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
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.
Compare
- 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
Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
Read in contextMatthew 4:18–22
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
Read in contextMark 3:9
And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
Read in contextMatthew 14:34
And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.
Read in contextMark 6:53
And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
Read in contextJoshua 12:3
And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Beth-jeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdoth-pisgah:
Read in contextDeuteronomy 3:17
The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdoth-pisgah eastward.
Read in contextMatthew 11:12
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
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