Luke 5:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

One day, as the crowd was pressing in on Him to hear the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἐγένετο δὲ, ἐν τῷ τὸν ὄχλον ἐπικεῖσθαι αὐτῷ τοῦ ἀκούειν τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ἑστὼς παρὰ τὴν λίμνην Γεννησαρέτ,

Transliteration

Egeneto de, in the the ochlon epikesthai him of the akouein the logon of the Theou, and he ēn hestos para the limnēn Gennēsaret,

Grammar Details

• *Egeneto*: aorist, 3rd singular - happened/came to pass
• *de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
• *ochlon*: accusative, masculine, singular - crowd/multitude
• *epikesthai*: present infinitive, middle - press upon/crowd around
• *akouein*: present infinitive, active - to hear/listen to
• *logon*: accusative, masculine, singular - word/message
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
• *ēn*: imperfect, 3rd singular - was [continuous]
• *hestos*: perfect participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - standing
• *para*: preposition + accusative - beside/by/near
• *limnēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - lake
• *Gennēsaret*: proper noun, indeclinable - Gennesaret

Word Meanings

• *Egeneto*: happened/came to pass/occurred
• *de*: and/but/now/then
• *epikesthai*: press upon/crowd around/urge
• *logon*: word/message/account
• *hestos*: standing/having stood
• *para*: beside/by/near/alongside

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And it happened, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  It came to passe as the people preased vpon him to heare the worde of God that he stoode by the lake of Genezareth:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  It came to passe, yt the people preassed vpon him to heare the worde of God, and he stode by the lake of Genazereth,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then it came to passe, as the people preassed vpon him to heare the word of God, that he stoode by the lake of Gennesaret,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  It came to passe, that when ye people preassed vpon hym, to heare the worde of God, he stoode by the lake of Genezareth,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now it happened, while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now it happened, while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Call of the Disciples Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing around him to hear the word of God.

Referenced Verses

• Num 34:11 : 11 The boundary will descend from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue downward along the slopes eastward to the Sea of Galilee.
• Josh 12:3 : 3 He also ruled over the Arabah to the east, from the Sea of Kinnereth to the Salt Sea, eastward along the way to Beth Jeshimoth, and to the south at the base of the slopes of the Pisgah.
• Matt 4:18-22 : 18 While walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19 And He said to them, 'Come, follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.' 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. 21 Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and He called them. 22 And immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.
• Matt 14:34 : 34 When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.
• Mark 1:16-20 : 16 As Jesus was walking along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 17 Jesus said to them, 'Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of people.' 18 Immediately, they left their nets and followed him. 19 When he had gone a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets. 20 Immediately, he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired workers and followed him.
• Mark 3:9 : 9 Jesus told His disciples to prepare a small boat for Him to avoid being crushed by the crowd.
• Mark 5:24 : 24 So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him.
• Mark 6:53 : 53 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there.
• Luke 8:45 : 45 "Who touched Me?" Jesus asked. When everyone denied it, Peter said, "Master, the crowds are pressing against You and crushing You."
• Luke 12:1 : 1 Meanwhile, when thousands of people had gathered together, to the point of trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy."
• Matt 11:12 : 12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to force, and forceful people lay hold of it.
• Deut 3:17 : 17 The Arabah, the Jordan, and its border, from Chinnereth to the east side of the Dead Sea (the Sea of the Arabah), beneath the slopes of Pisgah, was also included.