Luke 5:2
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New International Version (©2011)
He saw at the water's edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets.

New Living Translation (©2007)
He noticed two empty boats at the water's edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.

English Standard Version (©2001)
and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
He saw two boats at the edge of the lake; the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.

International Standard Version (©2012)
He saw two boats lying on the shore, but the fishermen had stepped out of them and were washing their nets.

NET Bible (©2006)
He saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
He saw two ships that stood on the shore of the lake and the fishermen who had come down from them and were washing their nets.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Jesus saw two boats on the shore. The fishermen had stepped out of them and were washing their nets.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

American King James Version
And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

American Standard Version
and he saw two boats standing by the lake: but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

Darby Bible Translation
and he saw two ships standing by the lake, but the fishermen, having come down from them, were washing their nets.

English Revised Version
and he saw two boats standing by the lake: but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

Webster's Bible Translation
And saw two boats standing by the lake: but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

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

World English Bible
He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

Young's Literal Translation
and he saw two boats standing beside the lake, and the fishers, having gone away from them, were washing the nets,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

5:1-11 When Christ had done preaching, he told Peter to apply to the business of his calling. Time spent on week days in public exercises of religion, need be but little hinderance in time, and may be great furtherance to us in temper of mind, as to our worldly business. With what cheerfulness may we go about the duties of our calling, when we have been with God, and thus have our worldly employments sanctified to us by the word and prayer! Though they had taken nothing, yet Christ told them to let down their nets again. We must not abruptly quit our callings because we have not the success in them we desire. We are likely to speed well, when we follow the guidance of Christ's word. The draught of fishes was by a miracle. We must all, like Peter, own ourselves to be sinful men, therefore Jesus Christ might justly depart from us. But we must beseech him that he would not depart; for woe unto us if the Saviour depart from sinners! Rather let us entreat him to come and dwell in our hearts by faith, that he may transform and cleanse them. These fishermen forsook all, and followed Jesus, when their calling prospered. When riches increase, and we are tempted to set our hearts upon them, then to quit them for Christ is thankworthy.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And saw two ships standing by the lake,.... Or two fishing boats; which were, as the Arabic version renders it, "detained by anchors at the shore of the lake"; the one belonging to Peter and Andrew, and the other to Zebedee, and his two sons, James and John:

but the fishermen were gone out of them; that is, either the above persons, or their servants:

and were washing their nets; on shore; they having gathered a great deal of soil and filthiness, but had caught no fish; and therefore were cleansing their nets, in order to lay them up, finding it to be in vain to make any further attempts with them at present; and which considered, makes the following miracle the more illustrious.

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Jesus Calls His First Disciples
1And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed on him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, 2And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. 3And 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. …

Matthew 4:18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.
Mark 1:16 As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.
Luke 5:1 One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God.
Luke 5:3 He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.
John 1:40 Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus.