Luke 5:2

and he saw two vessels a-ground near the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and washing their nets.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1AND it came to pass, as the multitude were thronging upon him, in order to hear the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret:

3Then he went on board one of the vessels, which was Simon’s, and desired him to put off a little from the land: and sitting down, he taught the multitudes out of the vessel.

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Cross References

Mark 1:19And going from thence a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, and others in the vessel mending the nets.

Matthew Henry on Luke 5:2-12

The Call of Peter, James, and John. 1 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, 2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. 3 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. 4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into… Read the whole commentary →

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