Luke 5:1

And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,

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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 saw two boats standing by the lake: but the fishermen had gotten out of them, and were washing their nets.

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Cross References

Matthew 4:18And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishermen.

Matthew 14:34And when they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.

Mark 3:9And he told his disciples that a boat should be ready for him because of the multitude, lest they should crowd him.

Mark 6:53And when they passed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.

Luke 12:1In the meantime, when a great crowd of people had gathered, so that they trod upon each other, he began to say first to his disciples, Beware of the leaven 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 →

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