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Luke 5:3

Simon

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.

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.”

5 “Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”

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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
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.
ASV
And he entered into one of the boats, which was Simon`s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the multitudes out of the boat.
DARBY
And getting into one of the ships, which was Simon's, he asked him to draw out a little from the land; and he sat down and taught the crowds out of the ship.
BLB
And having entered into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, He asked him to put out a little from the land. And having sat down, out of the boat He was teaching the crowds.
ÅB
Han gikk da ut i en av båtene, som tilhørte Simon, og ba ham legge litt ut fra land; og han satte seg i båten og lærte folket.
OTB
Jesus gikk inn i en av båtene, som tilhørte Simon, og ba ham flytte den litt fra land. Han satte seg ned og underviste folket fra båten.
B1930
Han gikk da ut i en av båtene, som tilhørte Simon, og bad ham legge litt ut fra land; og han satte sig i båten og lærte folket.

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Cross references

  • Matthew 4:18

    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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  • Matthew 13:1–2

    That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.

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  • John 1:41–42

    He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).

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  • Mark 4:1–2

    Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.

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  • John 8:2

    Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.

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