Luke 5:2

and saw two boats standing beside the pool [or (at the edge of) the water]; and the fishers were gone down, and washed their nets, (or and the fishermen had left them, and were washing their nets).

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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

1And it was done, when the people came fast to Jesus, to hear the word of God, he stood beside the pool [or the water] of Gennesaret, (or he stood by Lake Gennesaret, that is, Lake Galilee),

3And he went up into a boat, that was Simon’s, and prayed (or asked) him to lead it a little from the land; and he sat, and taught the people out of the boat.

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Cross References

Mark 1:19And he went forth from thence a little, and saw James of Zebedee, and John, his brother, in a boat making their 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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