1. Jesus was standing on the shore of Lake Gennesaret, teaching the people as they crowded around him to hear God's message.
2. Near the shore he saw two boats left there by some fishermen who had gone to wash their nets.
3. Jesus got into the boat that belonged to Simon and asked him to row it out a little way from the shore. Then Jesus sat down in the boat to teach the crowd.
4. When Jesus had finished speaking, he told Simon, “Row the boat out into the deep water and let your nets down to catch some fish.”