Luke 5:1-11
Chapter 5
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One day, as Jesus stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, with a crowd gathered around him listening to the word of God,
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he noticed two boats abandoned at the water’s edge by fishermen who were now washing their nets.
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He then got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to move out a little from the shore. There he sat and continued teaching the crowd.
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When he finished speaking, he
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Simon replied:
“Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing.
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But if you say so, I will lower the nets.”
They did so and caught so many fish that their nets started to tear.
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They signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help. They came and filled both boats almost to the point of sinking.
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Upon seeing this, Simon Peter fell to his knees before Jesus, saying:
“Leave me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!”
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For he and his companions were amazed at the catch they had made.
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And so were Simon’s partners, James and John, Zebedee’s sons.
Jesus said to Simon:
“Do not be afraid. You will catch people from now on.”
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So they brought their boats to land and followed him, leaving everything.