1. One day Jesus was standing beside Lake Gennesaret when the crowd pressed in around him to hear God’s word.
2. Jesus saw two boats sitting by the lake. The fishermen had gone ashore and were washing their nets.
3. Jesus boarded one of the boats, the one that belonged to Simon, then asked him to row out a little distance from the shore. Jesus sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
4. When he finished speaking to the crowds, he said to Simon, "Row out farther, into the deep water, and drop your nets for a catch."
5. Simon replied, "Master, we’ve worked hard all night and caught nothing. But because you say so, I’ll drop the nets."
6. So they dropped the nets and their catch was so huge that their nets were splitting.