Luke 5:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Luke 5:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 5:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 5:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.”

Luke 5:2 — World English Bible

Luke 5:2 ASV — 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. ”

Luke 5:2 — American Standard Version

Luke 5:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he saw two boats standing beside the lake, and the fishers, having gone away from them, were washing the nets,”

Luke 5:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 5:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and he saw two ships standing by the lake, but the fishermen, having come down from them, were washing their nets. ”

Luke 5:2 — Darby Translation

Luke 5:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And sawe two shippes stand by the lakes side, but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nettes.”

Luke 5:2 — Geneva Bible

Luke 5:2 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.

4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

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What Does Luke 5:2 Mean?

Luke 5:2 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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