Luke 5:1

Now it happened that, when the crowds pressed toward him, so that they might hear the word of God, he was standing beside the lake of Genesaret.

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In The King James Version

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,

In Context

2And he saw two boats standing beside the lake. But the fishermen had climbed down, and they were washing their nets.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 3:17and the plain of the wilderness, as well as the Jordan, and the borders of Chinnereth, all the way to the sea of the desert, which is very salty, to the base of Mount Pisgah toward the east.

Matthew 4:18And Jesus, walking near the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).

Matthew 14:34And having crossed the sea, they arrived in the land of Genesaret.

Mark 3:9And he told his disciples that a small boat would be useful to him, because of the crowd, lest they press upon him.

Mark 6:53And when they had crossed over, they arrived in the land of Genesaret, and they reached the shore.

Luke 12:1Then, as great crowds were standing so close that they were stepping on one another, he began to say to his disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Matthew Henry on Luke 5:1

In this chapter, we have, I. Christ preaching to the people out of Peter's ship, for want of a better pulpit, ver. 1-3 . II. The recompence he made to Peter for the loan of his boat, in a miraculous draught of fishes, by which he intimated to him and his partners his design to make them, as apostles, fishers of men, ver. 4-11 . III. His cleansing the leper, ver. 12-15 . IV. A short account of his private devotion and public ministry, ver. 16, 17 . V. His cure of the man sick of the palsy, ver. 18-26 . VI. His… Read the whole commentary →

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