Luke 5:2

2 He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets.

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Luke 5:2 in Other Translations

KJV

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

ESV

2 and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.

NLT

2 He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.

MSG

2 He noticed two boats tied up. The fishermen had just left them and were out scrubbing their nets.

CSB

2 He saw two boats at the edge of the lake; the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.

Luke 5:2 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 5:2

And saw two ships standing by the lake
Or two fishing boats; which were, as the Arabic version renders it, "detained by anchors at the shore of the lake"; the one belonging to Peter and Andrew, and the other to Zebedee, and his two sons, James and John:

but the fishermen were gone out of them;
that is, either the above persons, or their servants:

and were washing their nets;
on shore; they having gathered a great deal of soil and filthiness, but had caught no fish; and therefore were cleansing their nets, in order to lay them up, finding it to be in vain to make any further attempts with them at present; and which considered, makes the following miracle the more illustrious.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Luke 5:2 In-Context

1 One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God.

2 He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets.

3 He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.

4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”

5 Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”