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Luke 5:2

He saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Galilee;   Jesus, the Christ;   Miracles;   Peter;   Scofield Reference Index - Miracles;   Thompson Chain Reference - Arts and Crafts;   Fishermen;   Fishnets;   Net;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Fishes;   Ships;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Nets;   Peter;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Fish;   Palestine;   Ship;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Miracle;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Fisher;   John;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Galilee, Sea of;   James;   Jesus Christ;   Mark, the Gospel According to;   Net;   Peter;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Luke, Gospel of;   Peter;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - John the Apostle;   Magnificat;   Peter;   Ships and Boats;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Apostles;   Ave Maria;   Boat (2);   Call, Calling;   Dates (2);   Draught of Fishes;   Fish, Fisher, Fishing;   John (the Apostle);   Liberty (2);   Luke, Gospel According to;   Nets;   Peter;   Popularity ;   Sea of Galilee;   Winter ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Mi'cah, the Book of;   Ship;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Peter;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Fisher;   Fishing;   James;   Lake;   Luke, the Gospel of;   Peter, Simon;   Sign;   Wash;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Fish and Fishing;   Simon Cephas;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He saw two boats at the edge of the lake; the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
King James Version (1611)
And sawe two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
King James Version
And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
English Standard Version
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
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.
New Century Version
Jesus saw two boats at the shore of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
Amplified Bible
that He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake, but the fishermen had gotten 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.
Legacy Standard Bible
and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake, and the fishermen, having gotten out of them, were washing their nets.
Berean Standard Bible
He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left 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.
Complete Jewish Bible
he noticed two boats pulled up on the beach, left there by the fishermen, who were cleaning their nets.
Darby Translation
and he saw two ships standing by the lake, but the fishermen, having come down from them, were washing their nets.
Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus saw two boats at the shore of the lake. The fishermen were washing their nets.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And sawe two shippes stand by the lakes side, but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nettes.
George Lamsa Translation
And he saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had got out of them, and were washing their nets.
Good News Translation
He saw two boats pulled up on the beach; the fishermen had left them and were washing the nets.
Lexham English Bible
and he saw two boats there beside the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.
Literal Translation
And He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had left them and were washing the 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.
Bible in Basic English
And he saw two boats by the edge of the water, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.
Hebrew Names Version
He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
International Standard Version
He saw two boats lying on the shore, but the fishermen had stepped out of them and were washing their nets.
Etheridge Translation
and he saw two vessels standing by the sea-side, and the fishermen who had gone up from them, and were washing their nets.
Murdock Translation
and he saw two ships standing near the sea, and the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And sawe two shippes stande by the lakes syde: But the fisshermen were gone out of them, and were wasshyng their nettes.
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.
World English Bible
He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
Weymouth's 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),
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and saiy two bootis stondynge bisidis the pool; and the fischeris weren go doun, and waischiden her nettis.
Update Bible 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.
New King James Version
and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets.
New Living Translation
He noticed two empty boats at the water's edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
New Life Bible
Jesus saw two boats on the shore. The fishermen were not there because they were washing their nets.
New Revised Standard
he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and he saw two boats placed near the lake, and, the fishers, having gone away, from them, 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.
Revised Standard Version
And he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and sawe two shippes stonde by the lake syde but the fisshermen were gone out of the and were wasshynge their nettes.
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,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and sawe two shippes stode by ye lake syde, but ye fishers were gone out of the, and had wasshed their nettes.
Mace New Testament (1729)
where he saw two vessels lying near shore: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
Simplified Cowboy Version
He looked around and saw two empty boats docked by the water's edge. The fishermen were cleaning their nets nearby.

Contextual Overview

1 Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing around him to hear the word of God. 2 He saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets. 3 He got into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then Jesus sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. 4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep water and lower your nets for a catch." 5 Simon answered, "Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word I will lower the nets." 6 When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets started to tear. 7 So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they were about to sink. 8 But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!" 9 For Peter and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, 10 and so were James and John, Zebedee's sons, who were Simon's business partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

washing: Matthew 4:21, Mark 1:19

Reciprocal: Matthew 4:18 - walking

Cross-References

Genesis 1:27
God created humankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them, male and female he created them.
Genesis 2:15
The Lord God took the man and placed him in the orchard in Eden to care for it and to maintain it.
Genesis 2:23
Then the man said, "This one at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one will be called ‘woman,' for she was taken out of man."
Malachi 2:15
No one who has even a small portion of the Spirit in him does this. What did our ancestor do when seeking a child from God? Be attentive, then, to your own spirit, for one should not be disloyal to the wife he took in his youth.
Matthew 19:4
He answered, "Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female ,
Mark 10:6
But from the beginning of creation he made them male and female .
Acts 17:26
From one man he made every nation of the human race to inhabit the entire earth, determining their set times and the fixed limits of the places where they would live,

Gill's Notes on the 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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Two ships - The ships used on so small a lake were probably no more than fishing-boats without decks, and easily drawn up on the beach. Josephus says there were 230 of them on the lake, attended by four or five men each. That they were small is also clear from the account commonly given of them. A single large draught of fishes endangered them and came near sinking them.

Standing by the lake - Anchored by the lake, or drawn up upon the beach.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 5:2. Two ships — δυο πλοια, Two vessels, It is highly improper to term these ships. They appear to have been only such small boats as are used to manage nets on flat smooth beaches: one end of the net is attached to the shore; the fishermen row out, and drop the net as they go, making a kind of semicircle from the shore; they return, and bring the rope attached to the other end with them, and then the net is hauled on shore; and, as it was sunk with weights to the bottom, and floated with corks at the top, all the fish in that compass were included, and drawn to shore.


 
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