Luke 5:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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,”

Luke 5:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 5:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 5:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.”

Luke 5:1 — World English Bible

Luke 5:1 ASV — 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; ”

Luke 5:1 — American Standard Version

Luke 5:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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,”

Luke 5:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 5:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And it came to pass, as the crowd pressed on him to hear the word ofGod, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret: ”

Luke 5:1 — Darby Translation

Luke 5:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then it came to passe, as the people preassed vpon him to heare the word of God, that he stoode by the lake of Gennesaret,”

Luke 5:1 — Geneva Bible

Luke 5:1 in Context — Luke 5

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,

2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.

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What Does Luke 5:1 Mean?

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