Luke 5:2

He, however, saw two fishing-boats drawn up on the beach (for the men had gone away from them and were washing the nets),

Weymouth NT (1912)

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 the crowd was pressing on Him and listening to God's Message, while He was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.

3and going on board one of them, which was Simon's He asked him to push out a little from land. Then He sat down and taught the crowd of people from the boat.

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Cross References

Mark 1:19Going on a little further He saw James the son of Zabdi and his brother John: they also were in the boat mending the nets, and He immediately called them.

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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