Luke 5:1 - Easy To Read Version

¹ Jesus stood beside Lake Gennesaret (Galilee). Many people pushed to get all around him. They wanted to hear the teachings of God.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ NOW IT occurred that while the people pressed upon Jesus to hear the message of God, He was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret (Sea of Galilee).

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;

Common English Bible

¹ One day Jesus was standing beside Lake Gennesaret when the crowd pressed in around him to hear God’s word.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Now it happened that, when the crowds pressed toward him, so that they might hear the word of God, he was standing beside the lake of Genesaret.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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 5:1 Cross References

Numbers 34:11

From Shepham, the border will go east of Ain to Riblah. The border will continue along the hills by Lake Galilee. [381]

Matthew 11:12

Since the time John the Baptizer came until now, the kingdom of heaven has been going forward strongly. {\cf2\super [138]} People using force have been trying to get the kingdom.

Matthew 14:34

After they crossed the lake, they came to the shore at Gennesaret.

Mark 3:9

Jesus saw the many people. So he told his followers to get a small boat and make it ready for him. Jesus wanted the boat so that the many, many people would not push against him.

Mark 4:1

Another time Jesus began teaching by the lake. Many, many people gathered around Jesus. So Jesus got into a boat and went out on the lake. All the people stayed on the shore next to the water.

Mark 5:24

So Jesus went with Jairus. Many people followed Jesus. They were pushing very close around him.

Mark 6:53

Jesus and his followers went across the lake. They came to shore at Gennesaret. They tied the boat there.

Luke 12:1

Many thousands of people came together. There were so many people that they were stepping on each other. Before Jesus spoke to the people, he said to his followers, “Be careful of the yeast {\cf2\super [221]} of the Pharisees. {\cf2\super [222]} I mean that they are hypocrites. {\cf2\super [223]}

Luke 5:2

Jesus saw two boats at the shore of the lake. The fishermen were washing their nets.

Luke 8:22

One day Jesus and his followers got into a boat. Jesus said to them, “Come with me across the lake.” And so they started across.

Luke 8:23

While they were sailing, Jesus slept. A big storm blew down on the lake. The boat began to fill with water. They were in danger.

Luke 8:33

Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs. The herd of pigs ran down the hill and into the lake. All the pigs drowned.

Luke 8:45

Then Jesus said, “Who touched me?”

John 1:40

These two men followed Jesus after they heard about Jesus from John. One of these two men was named Andrew. Andrew was Simon Peter’s brother.

John 6:1

Later, Jesus went across Lake Galilee (Lake Tiberias).

Deuteronomy 3:17

The Jordan River near the desert is their western border. Lake Galilee [16] is north of this area and the Dead Sea [17] (the Salt Sea) is to the south. It is at the bottom of the cliffs of Pisgah. They are to the east.

Hebrews 13:7

Remember your leaders. They taught God’s message to you. Remember how they lived and died, and copy their faith.

Joshua 12:3

He also ruled over the eastern side of Jordan Valley from Lake Galilee to the Dead Sea (Salt Sea). And he ruled from Beth Jeshimoth to the south to the hills of Pisgah.

Joshua 13:27

That land included the valley of Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth and Zaphon. All the other land that Sihon, the king of Heshbon, had ruled was included in this land. This is the land on the east side of the Jordan River. The land continued to the end of Lake Galilee.