While the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennes\u201d\u00b2aret. And he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon\u2019s, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. And when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, \u201cPut out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.\u201d\u009d And Simon answered, \u201cMaster, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.\u201d\u009d And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish; and as their nets were breaking, they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus\u2019 knees, saying, \u201cDepart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.\u201d\u009d For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zeb\u201d\u00b2edee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, \u201cDo not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men.\u201d\u009d And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.<\/p>\n
–Luke 5:1-11<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennes\u201d\u00b2aret. And he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their…<\/span><\/p>\n