Luke 5:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,”
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“On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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,”
King James Version · Public Domain“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;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And it came to pass, in the multitude pressing on him to hear the word of God, that he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 5:1 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 34:11then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.
- Deuteronomy 3:17The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east.
- Joshua 12:3as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
- Matthew 4:18As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- Matthew 11:12From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.
- Matthew 14:34When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret.
- Mark 1:16As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- Mark 3:9Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
- Mark 5:24So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him.
- Mark 6:53When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat.
- Luke 8:45“Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”
- Luke 12:1In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
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