While Jesus was walking beside Lake Galilee, He saw two brothers; Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting their net into the lake, because they were fishermen.
Luke 5:2 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) He saw two boats [tied up] along the shore of the lake, for the fishermen had left them [there] and were washing their nets [i.e., on the beach]. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And He saw two boats drawn up by the lake, but the fishermen had gone down from them and were washing their nets. American Standard Version (1901) and he saw two boats standing by the lake: but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets. Common English Bible Jesus saw two boats sitting by the lake. The fishermen had gone ashore and were washing their nets. Catholic Public Domain Version And he saw two boats standing beside the lake. But the fishermen had climbed down, and they were washing their nets. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. |
While Jesus was walking beside Lake Galilee, He saw two brothers; Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting their net into the lake, because they were fishermen.
[As] Jesus went from there He saw two [other] brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in the boat with their father Zebedee, repairing their nets. He called them,
And while walking along the shore of Lake Galilee, Jesus saw Simon [i.e., Peter] and his brother Andrew casting their net in the lake, for they were fishermen.
Then, as He walked on a little farther, He saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John, who were in their boat repairing nets.
Now it happened while Jesus was standing on the shore of Lake Genneseret [i.e., Lake Galilee] that the crowd was pushing closer to Him to hear God’s message.
So, He entered one of the boats that belonged to Simon [i.e., Peter], and asked him to launch out a short distance from shore. Then He sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
One of the two men who had listened to John and had become a follower of Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.