Luke 5:1-11
New American Standard Bible
The First Disciples
5 (A)Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by (B)the lake of Gennesaret; 2 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. 3 And (C)He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little distance from the land. And He sat down and continued teaching the crowds from the boat. 4 Now when He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and (D)let down your nets for a catch.” 5 Simon responded and said, “(E)Master, (F)we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but [a]I will do as You say and let down the nets.” 6 And when they had done this, (G)they caught a great quantity of fish, and their nets began to tear; 7 so they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both of the boats, to the point that they were sinking. 8 But when Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!” 9 For amazement had seized him and all his companions because of the catch of fish which they had taken; 10 and likewise also were [b]James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “(H)Do not fear; from now on you will be (I)catching people.” 11 When they had brought their boats to land, (J)they left everything and followed Him.
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Luke 5:1-11
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
5 1 And it came about during the crowd’s pressing-upon Him and listening-to the word of God that He was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret[a]. 2 And He saw two boats standing beside the lake. And the fishermen, having gotten-out of them, were washing their nets. 3 And having gotten into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, He asked him to put-out a little from the land. And having sat-down, He was teaching the crowds from the boat.
Jesus Brings Simon a Great Catch of Fish. Now You Will Be Catching People
4 And when He ceased speaking, He said to Simon, “Put-out into the deep [water] and lower[b] your nets for a catch”. 5 And having responded, Simon said, “Master, having labored through the whole night, we took nothing. But at[c] Your word, I will lower the nets. 6 And having done this, they enclosed a large number of fish. And their nets were being torn. 7 And they signaled to their companions in the other boat that having come, they might help them. And they came. And they filled both the boats so that they were sinking. 8 And having seen it, Simon Peter fell at the knees of Jesus, saying, “Depart from me, because I am a sinful man, Master”. 9 For astonishment at the catch of fish which they took seized him, and all the ones with him. 10 And likewise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be fearing. From now on you will be catching[d] people!” 11 And having brought their boats on land, having left everything, they followed Him.
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