Luke 5:1 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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,

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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)

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

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

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

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,