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.

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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

    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.

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  • Matthew 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.

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  • Mark 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.

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  • Matthew 14:34

    And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.

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  • Mark 6:53

    And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.

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  • Joshua 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:

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  • Deuteronomy 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.

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  • Matthew 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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