1. Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing around him to hear the word of God.
2. He saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.
3. He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then Jesus sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.
4. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and lower your nets for a catch.”
5. Simon answered, “Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word I will lower the nets.”
6. When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets started to tear.
7. So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they were about to sink.