Luke 5:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And when his talk was ended, he said to Simon, Go out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish.

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  • John 21:6 : 6 And he said to them, Let down the net on the right side of the boat and you will get some. So they put it in the water and now they were not able to get it up again because of the great number of fish.

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  • Luke 5:5-11
    7 verses
    91%

    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;

    7 And they made signs to their friends in the other boat to come to their help. And they came, and the two boats were so full that they were going down.

    8 But Simon, when he saw it, went down at the knees of Jesus and said, Go away from me, O Lord, for I am a sinner.

    9 For he was full of wonder and so were all those who were with him, at the number of fish which they had taken;

    10 And so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were working with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Have no fear; from this time forward you will be a fisher of men.

    11 And when they had got their boats to the land, they gave up everything and went after him.

  • Luke 5:1-3
    3 verses
    85%

    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.

  • John 21:3-11
    9 verses
    84%

    3 Simon Peter said to them, I am going fishing. They said to him, And we will come with you. They went out and got into the boat; but that night they took no fish.

    4 Now very early in the morning Jesus was there by the edge of the sea (though the disciples were not conscious that it was Jesus).

    5 So Jesus said to them, Children, have you taken any fish? They made answer, No.

    6 And he said to them, Let down the net on the right side of the boat and you will get some. So they put it in the water and now they were not able to get it up again because of the great number of fish.

    7 So the disciple who was dear to Jesus said to Peter, It is the Lord! Hearing that it was the Lord, Peter put his coat round him (because he was not clothed) and went into the sea.

    8 And the other disciples came in the little boat (they were not far from land, only about two hundred cubits off) pulling the net full of fish.

    9 When they got to land, they saw a fire of coals there, with fish cooking on it, and bread.

    10 Jesus said to them, Get some of the fish which you have now taken.

    11 So Peter went to the boat and came back pulling the net to land, full of great fish, a hundred and fifty-three; and though there was such a number the net was not broken.

  • Mark 1:16-20
    5 verses
    80%

    16 And going by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, the brother of Simon, putting a net into the sea: for they were fishermen.

    17 And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

    18 And they went straight from their nets, and came after him.

    19 And going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in their boat stitching up their nets.

    20 And he said, Come after me: and they went away from their father Zebedee, who was in the boat with the servants, and came after him.

  • Matt 4:18-22
    5 verses
    80%

    18 And when he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, whose other name was Peter, and Andrew, his brother, who were putting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

    19 And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

    20 And straight away they let go the nets and went after him.

    21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, in the boat with their father, stitching up their nets; and he said, Come.

    22 And they went straight from the boat and their father and came after him.

  • 22 Now it came about on one of those days that he got into a boat with his disciples; and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the water: and they put out the boat.

  • 35 And on that day, when the evening had come, he said to them, Let us go over to the other side.

  • John 6:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16 When evening came the disciples went down to the sea;

    17 And they took a boat and went across the sea in the direction of Capernaum. By then it was dark and still Jesus had not come to them.

  • 27 But, so that we may not be a cause of trouble to them, go to the sea, and let down a hook, and take the first fish which comes up; and in his mouth you will see a bit of money: take that, and give it to them for me and you.

  • 1 And again he was teaching by the seaside. And a very great number of people had come to him, so that he got into a boat on the sea and took his seat; and all the people were on the land by the seaside.

  • Mark 6:47-48
    2 verses
    73%

    47 And by evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he by himself on the land.

    48 And seeing that they had trouble in getting their boat through the water, because the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea; and he would have gone past them;

  • 13 And he went away from them, and again got into the boat and went across to the other side.

  • 73%

    29 And he said, Come. And Peter got out of the boat, and walking on the water, went to Jesus.

    30 But when he saw the wind he was in fear and, starting to go down, he gave a cry, saying, Help, Lord.

  • 45 And straight away he made his disciples get into the boat, and go before him to the other side to Beth-saida, while he himself sent the people away.

  • 37 And a great storm of wind came up, and the waves came into the boat, so that the boat was now becoming full.

  • 72%

    24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, and was troubled by the waves: for the wind was against them.

    25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.

  • Mark 6:53-54
    2 verses
    72%

    53 And when they had gone across, they came to Gennesaret, and got their boat to land.

    54 And when they had got out of the boat, the people quickly had news of him,

  • 12 And he said to them, Take me up and put me into the sea, and the sea will become calm for you: for I am certain that because of me this great storm has come on you.

  • 48 When it was full, they took it up on the sands; and seated there they put the good into vessels, but the bad they put away.

  • 13 And he went out again by the seaside; and all the people came to him, and he gave them teaching.

  • 23 And when he had got into a boat, his disciples went after him.