LUKE CHAPTER 5
Simon, James and John become Jesus’ followers
5:1-3 – One day the people were crowding closely round Jesus to hear God’s message, as he stood on the shore of Lake Gennesaret. Jesus noticed two boats drawn up on the beach, for the fishermen had left them there while they were cleaning their nets. He went aboard one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, and asked him to push out a little from the shore. Then he sat down and continued his teaching of the crowds from the boat.
5:4 -When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Push out now into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
5:5 – Simon replied, “Master! We’ve worked all night and never caught a thing, but if you say so, I’ll let the nets down.”
5:6-8 – And when they had done this, they caught an enormous shoal of fish – so big that the nets began to tear. So they signalled to their friends in the other boats to come and help them. They came and filled both the boats to sinking point. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell on his knees before Jesus and said, “Keep away from me, Lord, for I’m only a sinful man!”
5:9-10 – For he and his companions (including Zebedee’s sons, James and John, Simon’s partners) were staggered at the haul of fish that they had made. Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid, Simon. From now on your catch will be men.”
5:11 – So they brought the boats ashore, left everything and followed him.
