Luke 5:1 - New King James Version

¹ So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret,

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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

the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain; the border shall go down and reach to the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth;

Matthew 11:12

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

Matthew 14:34

When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.

Mark 3:9

So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him.

Mark 4:1

And again He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole multitude was on the land facing the sea.

Mark 5:24

So Jesus went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged Him.

Mark 6:53

When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret and anchored there.

Luke 12:1

In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Luke 5:2

and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets.

Luke 8:22

Now it happened, on a certain day, that He got into a boat with His disciples. And He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side of the lake.” And they launched out.

Luke 8:23

But as they sailed He fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy.

Luke 8:33

Then the demons went out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the lake and drowned.

Luke 8:45

And Jesus said, “Who touched Me?” When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, “Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ”

John 1:40

One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

John 6:1

After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.

Deuteronomy 3:17

the plain also, with the Jordan as the border, from Chinnereth as far as the east side of the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), below the slopes of Pisgah.

Hebrews 13:7

Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct.

Joshua 12:3

and the eastern Jordan plain from the Sea of Chinneroth as far as the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), the road to Beth Jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.

Joshua 13:27

and in the valley Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, with the Jordan as its border, as far as the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth, on the other side of the Jordan eastward.