Luke 5:1
Now it happened, as He had come along the Lake of Genesaret, that the multitude crowded Him to hear the Word of God;
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2He saw two boats standing by the lake (the fishermen were out of them, washing their nets).
Cross References
Matthew 4:18And walking by the Sea of Galilee He saw two brothers, Simon (the one called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a circular net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
Matthew 14:34When they had crossed over they came to the land of Genesaret.
Mark 3:9So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the crowd, lest they should press in on Him.
Mark 6:53After they had crossed over, they came to the land of Genesaret and anchored there.
Luke 12:1Meanwhile, when a crowd of thousands had converged, so that they were stepping on each other, He began to speak first to His disciples: “Guard yourselves from the ‘yeast’ 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 →