² and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. ³ Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He ^(A)sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.

⁴ When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, ^(B)“Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”