Luke 5: 1 - 11
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| 1 | While the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennes'aret. |
| 2 | And he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. |
| 3 | Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. |
| 4 | And when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch." |
| 5 | And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets." |
| 6 | And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish; and as their nets were breaking, |
| 7 | they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. |
| 8 | But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord." |
| 9 | For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken; |
| 10 | and so also were James and John, sons of Zeb'edee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men." |
| 11 | And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him. |
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