Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him to hear the word of God, and having stood still, he was beside the lake of Gennesaret.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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,
Holman Bible
As the crowd was pressing in on Jesus to hear God’s word,
International Standard Version
One day, as the crowd was pressing in on him to listen to God's word, Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.
American Standard Version
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;
Amplified
Now it happened that while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret (Sea of Galilee), with the people crowding all around Him and listening to the word of God;
An Understandable Version
Now it happened while Jesus was standing on the shore of Lake Genneseret [i.e., Lake Galilee] that the crowd was pushing closer to Him to hear God's message.
Anderson New Testament
And it came to pass while the multitude was pressing on him to hear the word of God, and he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,
Bible in Basic English
Now it came about that while the people came pushing to be near him, and to have knowledge of the word of God, he was by a wide stretch of water named Gennesaret;
Common New Testament
Now as the people pressed around him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.
Daniel Mace New Testament
One day, as the people press'd after him to hear his divine preaching, he came near the lake of Gennesereth,
Darby Translation
And it came to pass, as the crowd pressed on him to hear the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret:
Godbey New Testament
And it came to pass, while the multitude is pressing on Him to hear the word of God, and He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;
Goodspeed New Testament
Once as the crowd was pressing about him to hear God's message, he happened to be standing by the Lake of Gennesaret,
John Wesley New Testament
And as the multitude pressed on him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesareth,
Julia Smith Translation
And it was the crowd pressing close upon him to hear the word of God, and he was standing near the lake of Gennesaret,
King James 2000
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,
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around him and hearing the word of God, he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret,
Modern King James verseion
And it happened that the crowd pressed on Him to hear the Word of God, He stood by the lake of Gennesaret.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
It came to pass as the people pressed upon him, to hear the word of God, that he stood by the lake of Gennesaret:
Moffatt New Testament
Now as the crowd were pressing on him to listen to the word of God, he saw, as he stood beside the lake of Gennesaret,
Montgomery New Testament
On one occasion when he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, the crowd pressed upon him to listen to the word of God.
NET Bible
Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing around him to hear the word of God.
New Heart English Bible
Now it happened, while the crowd pressed on him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.
Noyes New Testament
And it came to pass, as the multitude was pressing upon him and hearing the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,
Sawyer New Testament
And as the multitude pressed upon him to hear the word of God, and he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,
The Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, while the multitude was pressing upon him, and was hearing the word of God, that, he, was standing near the lake of Gennesaret;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
AND it came to pass, as the multitude were thronging upon him, in order to hear the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret:
Twentieth Century New Testament
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.
Webster
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.
Weymouth New Testament
On one occasion the crowd was pressing on Him and listening to God's Message, while He was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.
Williams New Testament
Once as the crowd was pressing against Him to hear the message of God, He found Himself standing on the shore of Lake Gennesaret.
World English Bible
Now it happened, while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.
Worrell New Testament
Now it came to pass, as the multitude was pressing upon Him, and hearing the word of God, that He was standing by the lake Gennesaret;
Worsley New Testament
And when the people were pressing on Him to hear the word of God, as He stood by the lake of Gennesareth, seeing two vessels at the edge of the lake,
Youngs Literal Translation
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,
Themes
Christ » Sufferings of » Thronged
Galilee » Sea (lake) of galilee » Miracles of jesus on
Galilee » Lake of gennesaret, called the sea of
Galilee » Sea (lake) of galilee » Jesus calls disciples on the shore of
Galilee » Sea (lake) of galilee » Called lake of gennesaret
Jesus Christ » Miracles of » First miraculous catch of fish
Miracles » Of jesus, in chronological order » The catch of fish
Topics
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Ginomai
Epikeimai
References
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Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 5:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Calls His First Disciples
1 Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him to hear the word of God, and having stood still, he was beside the lake of Gennesaret. 2 And he saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen having gone out of them, were washing their nets.
Cross References
Numbers 34:11
And the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain. And the border shall go down, and shall reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward.
Joshua 12:3
and the Arabah to the sea of Chinneroth, eastward, and to the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward, the way to Beth-jeshimoth, and on the south, under the slopes of Pisgah,
Matthew 4:18-22
And 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.
Matthew 14:34
And when they crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.
Mark 1:16-20
And walking beside the sea of Galilee he saw Simon and Andrew his brother, the son of Simon, casting a net in the sea, for they were fishermen.
Deuteronomy 3:17
also the Arabah, and the Jordan and the border [of it], from Chinnereth even to the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah eastward.
Matthew 11:12
And from the days of John the immerser until now the kingdom of the heavens is treated aggressively, and aggressors seize it.
Mark 3:9
And he spoke to his disciples that a small boat would stay by him because of the crowd, lest they should throng him.
Mark 5:24
And he went with him, and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him.
Mark 6:53
And having crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.
Luke 8:45
And Jesus said, Who is he who touched me? But when they all denied, Peter and those with him, said, Master, the multitudes come together and crowd thee, and thou say, Who is he who touched me?
Luke 12:1
During which time the myriads of the multitude having gathered together so as to trample each other, he began first to say to his disciples, Take heed to yourselves from the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.