KJV King James Version
And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing [their] nets.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 5:2
And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing [their] nets.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
WEB World English Bible
He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
ASV American Standard Version
and he saw two boats standing by the lake: but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he saw two boats standing beside the lake, and the fishers, having gone away from them, were washing the nets,
Surrounding 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.
5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandεἶδενG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandδύοG1417 · duotwoπλοῖαG4143 · ploionboatἑστῶταG2476 · histēmito standπαρὰG3844 · parafrom/with/besideτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoλίμνην.G3041 · limnēlakeοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenἁλιεῖςG231 · halieusfishermanἀπ᾽G575 · apoaway fromαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heἀποβάντεςG576 · apobainōto get outἔπλυνονG4150 · plunōto washτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoδίκτυα.G1350 · diktuonnet
Cross-references
Mark 1:19And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.Matthew 4:21And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
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