Luke 5:1
Good News Translation
One day Jesus was standing on the shore of Lake Gennesaret while the people pushed their way up to him to listen to the word of God.

New Revised Standard Version
Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God,

Contemporary English Version
Jesus was standing on the shore of Lake Gennesaret, teaching the people as they crowded around him to hear God's message.

New American Bible
While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass, that when the multitudes pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Genesareth,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And it came to pass, that when the multitudes pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Genesareth,

it.

Luke 8:45 And Jesus said: Who is it that touched me? And all denying, Peter and they that were with him said: Master, the multitudes throng and press thee; and dost thou say, who touched me?

Luke 12:1 And when great multitudes stood about him, so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples: Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Matthew 4:18 And Jesus walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers).

*etc:

Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent bear it away.

Mark 1:16 And passing by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother, casting nets into the sea for they were fishermen.

*etc:

Mark 3:9 And he spoke to his disciples that a small ship should wait on him, because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

Mark 5:24 And he went with him, and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him.

the lake.

Numbers 34:11 And from Sephama the bounds shall go down to Rebla over against the fountain of Daphnis: from thence they shall come eastward to the sea of Cenereth,

Chinnereth.

Joshua 12:3 And from the wilderness, to the sea of Ceneroth towards the east, and to the sea of the wilderness, which is the most salt sea, on the east side by the way that leadeth to Bethsimoth: and on the south side that lieth under Asedoth, Phasga.

Chinneroth.

Matthew 14:34 And having passed the water, they came into the country of Genesar.

Mark 6:53 And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Genezareth, and set to the shore.

Context
The First Disciples
1And it came to pass, that when the multitudes pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Genesareth, 2And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them and were washing their nets.…
Cross References
Numbers 34:11
And from Sephama the bounds shall go down to Rebla over against the fountain of Daphnis: from thence they shall come eastward to the sea of Cenereth,

Deuteronomy 3:17
And the plain of the wilderness, and the Jordan, and the borders of Cenereth unto the sea of the desert, which is the most salt sea, to the foot of mount Phasga eastward.

Joshua 12:3
And from the wilderness, to the sea of Ceneroth towards the east, and to the sea of the wilderness, which is the most salt sea, on the east side by the way that leadeth to Bethsimoth: and on the south side that lieth under Asedoth, Phasga.

Joshua 13:27
And in the valley Betharan and Bethnemra, and Socoth, and Saphon the other part of the kingdom of Sehon king of Hesebon: the limit of this also is the Jordan, as far as the uttermost part of the sea of Cenereth beyond the Jordan on the east side,

Matthew 4:18
And Jesus walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers).

Matthew 14:34
And having passed the water, they came into the country of Genesar.

Mark 1:16
And passing by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother, casting nets into the sea for they were fishermen.

Mark 3:9
And he spoke to his disciples that a small ship should wait on him, because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

Mark 4:1
And again he began to teach by the sea side; and a great multitude was gathered together unto him, so that he went up into a ship and sat in the sea: and all the multitude was upon the land by the sea side.

Luke 5:2
And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them and were washing their nets.

Luke 8:22
And it came to pass on a certain day that he went into a little ship with his disciples. And he said to them: Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.

Luke 8:23
And when they were sailing, he slept. And there came down a storm of wind upon the lake: and they were filled and were in danger.

Luke 8:33
The devils therefore went out of the man and entered into the swine. And the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake and were stifled.

John 1:40
And Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who had heard of John and followed him.

John 6:1
After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is that of Tiberias.

Hebrews 13:7
Remember your prelates who have spoken the word of God to you: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation,

Luke 4:44
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