1. Now while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.
2. He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
3. He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.
4. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch.”
5. Simon answered him, “Master, we worked all night, and took nothing; but at your word I will let down the net.”
6. When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking.