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| | |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, | | |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, |
| − | | | + | |Subsequently, as the crowd pressed against Him to hear God's word, Jesus stood on the shore of Gennesaret's lake, |
| − | | | + | |ὄχλος is better translated as "crowd" than "people"; "subsequently" is better than the cumbersome "it came to pass" |
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| | |And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. | | |And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. |
| − | | | + | |Jesus noticed two boats at the seaside, but their fishermen had left them to wash their nets. |
| − | | | + | |"boats" is more precise than "ships" |
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| | |And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. | | |And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. |
| − | | | + | |Jesus boarded one of the boats, with was Simon's, and urged him to drift away a bit from the shore. Jesus was then seated, and taught the crowd from the boat. |
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| | |Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. | | |Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. |
| − | | | + | |Upon finishing preaching, Jesus said to Simon, "Head out where it is deep, and lower your nets for a catch." |
| − | | | + | |"epanagō" is best translated as "head out" here; "draught" can be better translated as "catch" today for "agra". |
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