Luke 5:3

and 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.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

2He, however, saw two fishing-boats drawn up on the beach (for the men had gone away from them and were washing the nets),

4When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Push out into deep water, and let down your nets for a haul."

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Cross References

Matthew 13:1That same day Jesus had left the house and was sitting on the shore of the Lake,

John 1:41He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah!" --that is to say, the Anointed One.

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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