◄ Luke 5:2 ►
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Good News Translation
He saw two boats pulled up on the beach; the fishermen had left them and were washing the nets.

New Revised Standard Version
he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.

Contemporary English Version
Near the shore he saw two boats left there by some fishermen who had gone to wash their nets.

New American Bible
He saw two boats there alongside the lake; the fishermen had disembarked 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.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

washing.

Matthew 4:21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets: and he called them.

Mark 1:19 And going on from thence a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who also were mending their nets in the ship:

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. 3And going into one of the ships that was Simon's, he desired him to draw back a little from the land. And sitting, he taught the multitudes out of the ship.…
Cross References
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).

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.

Luke 5:1
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,

Luke 5:3
And going into one of the ships that was Simon's, he desired him to draw back a little from the land. And sitting, he taught the multitudes out of the ship.

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

Luke 5:1
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