Luke 5:1

Then it came to passe, as the people preassed vpon him to heare the word of God, that he stoode by the lake of Gennesaret,

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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 sawe two shippes stand by the lakes side, but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nettes.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 3:17The plaine also and Iorden, and the borders from Chinneereth euen vnto the Sea of the plaine, to wit, the salt Sea vnder the springs of Pisgah Eastwarde.

Matthew 4:18And Iesus walking by the sea of Galile, sawe two brethren, Simon, which was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers.)

Matthew 14:34And when they were come ouer, they came into the land of Gennezaret.

Mark 3:9And he commanded his disciples, that a litle shippe should waite for him, because of the multitude, lest they shoulde throng him.

Mark 6:53And they came ouer, and went into the land of Gennesaret, and arriued.

Luke 12:1In the meane time, there gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, so that they trode one another: and he began to say vnto his disciples first, Take heede to your selues of the leauen of the Pharises, which is hypocrisie.

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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