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Luke 5:1

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

Once, when the people were pressing round Jesus as the listened to God's Message, he happened to be standing by the shore of the Lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats close to the shore.

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From the time of John the Baptist to this very hour, the Kingdom of Heaven has been taken by force, and men using force have been seizing it.

When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret.

So Jesus told his disciples to keep a small boat close by, for fear the crowd should crush him.

Jesus again began to teach by the Sea; and, as an immense crowd was gathering round him, he got into a boat, and sat in it on the Sea, while all the people were on the shore at the water's edge.

So Jesus went with him. A great number of People followed Jesus, and kept pressing round him.

When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret, and moored the boat.

Meanwhile the people had gathered in thousands, so that they trod upon one another, when Jesus, addressing himself to his disciples, began by saying to them: "Be on your guard against the leaven--that is, the hypocrisy--of the Pharisees.

The fishermen had gone away from them and were washing the nets.

One day about that time, Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them: "Let us go across the lake."

So they put off. While they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep. A squall swept down upon the lake, and their boat was filling and they were in danger.

They came out from the man and took possession of the pigs; and the drove rushed down the steep slope into the lake and were drowned.

"Who was it that touched me?" Jesus asked; and, while everyone was denying having done so, Peter exclaimed: "Why, Sir, the people are crowding round you and pressing upon you!"

One of the two, who heard what John said and followed Jesus, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

After this, Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee--otherwise called the Lake of Tiberias.

Do not forget your Leaders, the men who told you God's Message. Recall the close of their lives, and imitate their faith.




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