1. NOW IT occurred that while the people pressed upon Jesus to hear the message of God, He was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret (Sea of Galilee).
2. And He saw two boats drawn up by the lake, but the fishermen had gone down from them and were washing their nets.
3. And getting into one of the boats, [the one] that belonged to Simon (Peter), He requested him to draw away a little from the shore. Then He sat down and continued to teach the crowd [of people] from the boat.
4. When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon (Peter), Put out into the deep [water], and lower your nets for a haul.
5. And Simon (Peter) answered, Master, we toiled all night [exhaustingly] and caught nothing [in our nets]. But on the ground of Your word, I will lower the nets [again].
6. And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish; and as their nets were [at the point of] breaking,