Luke 5:1

And it came to pass, that when the multitudes pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Genesareth,

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 3:17And the plain of the wilderness, and the Jordan, and the borders of Cenereth unto the sea of the desert, which is the most salt sea, to the foot of mount Phasga eastward.

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

Matthew 14:34And having passed the water, they came into the country of Genesar.

Mark 3:9And he spoke to his disciples that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

Mark 6:53And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Genezareth, and set to the shore.

Luke 12:1And when great multitudes stood about him, so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples: Beware ye 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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