As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
Luke 5:2 - The Text-Critical English New Testament He saw two boats moored beside the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.
As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother (that is, Simon's brother) casting a net in the sea, for they were fishermen.
Going on a little farther from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother as they were in the boat mending their nets.
On one occasion, Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to listen to the word of God.
He got into one of the boats, the one that was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and began teaching the crowds from the boat.
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard this from John and followed Jesus.