Luke 5:2

But he saw two fishing-boats on the shore of the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets.

Montgomery 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

1On one occasion when he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, the crowd pressed upon him to listen to the word of God.

3He went on board one of the boats which belonged to Simon, and asked him to push out a little way from land. Then he sat down and continued to teach the crowd from the boat.

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Cross References

Mark 1:19As he went a little farther on he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and Johnhis brother, who also were in their boat 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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