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Luke 5:2

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,

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.

4 When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”

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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
He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
KJV
And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
WEB
He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.
ASV
and he saw two boats standing by the lake: but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
DARBY
and he saw two ships standing by the lake, but the fishermen, having come down from them, were washing their nets.
BLB
And He saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen, having gone away from them, were washing the nets.
ÅB
da så han to båter ligge ved sjøen; men fiskerne var gått ut av dem og skyllet garnene.
OTB
Han la merke til to båter ved vannkanten; fiskerne hadde forlatt dem og holdt på å vaske garnene sine.
B1930
da så han to båter ligge ved sjøen; men fiskerne var gått ut av dem og skyllet garnene.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Mark 1:19

    Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.

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  • Matthew 4:21

    Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,

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