1
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;
2
And he saw two boats by the edge of the water, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.
3
And he got into one of the boats, the property of Simon, and made a request to him to go a little way out from the land. And being seated he gave the people teaching from the boat.
4
And when his talk was ended, he said to Simon, Go out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish.
5
And Simon, answering, said, Master, we were working all night and we took nothing: but at your word I will let down the nets.
6
And when they had done this, they got such a great number of fish that it seemed as if their nets would be broken;