On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
Parallel translations
- WEB Now while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.
- KJV 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,
- NKJV So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret,
- NASB Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;
- NLT One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God.
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Quick answer
Crowds press around Jesus to hear the word of God by the lake of Gennesaret. The people hunger for his teaching.
Overview
Luke sets the scene for the call of the first disciples by the Sea of Galilee, also called Gennesaret. The crowd's eagerness to hear 'the word of God' shows the drawing power of Jesus' teaching. The pressing multitude prompts the practical solution of teaching from a boat, which leads into the miraculous catch and Peter's call.
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Cross-references · 12
- Mark 1:16–20As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- Matt 4:18–22As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- Mark 3:9Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.
- Matt 14:34When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret.
- Mark 6:53When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat.
- Matt 11:12From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.
- Deut 3:17The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east.
- Josh 12:3as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
- Mark 5:24So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him.
- Num 34:11then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.
- Luke 12:1In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
- Luke 8:45“Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”
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