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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,
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and he saw two boats standing beside the lake, and the fishers, having gone away from them, were washing the nets,
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and having entered into one of the boats, that was Simon's, he asked him to put back a little from the land, and having sat down, was teaching the multitudes out of the boat.
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And when he left off speaking, he said unto Simon, `Put back to the deep, and let down your nets for a draught;'
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and Simon answering said to him, `Master, through the whole night, having laboured, we have taken nothing, but at thy saying I will let down the net.'
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And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net was breaking,