Luke 5:3

And one of them belonged to Simon Cephas: and Jesus entered and sat in it. And he told them to draw off a little from the shore, into the sea: and he seated himself, and taught the multitude from the ship.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2and he saw two ships standing near the sea, and the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

4And when he ceased from speaking, he said to Simon: Launch out into the deep, and cast your net for a draught.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:1And on that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the side of the sea.

John 1:41He first saw Simon his brother, and said to him: We have found the Messiah.

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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