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Luke 5:3
Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus enters Simon’s boat at the lakeshore after the fishermen had left their vessels to wash their nets. He sits down to address the crowd, immediately preceding his command to cast nets into deep water.
The words — ἐμβὰς (embas) means “having climbed” or “having entered,” describing Jesus’ physical movement into the vessel. εἰς (eis) translates to “into,” marking the direction of his entry into one of the boats.
The thread — This lakeside teaching setup mirrors Jesus sitting by the sea in Matthew 13:1 and Mark 4:1, while the initial encounter with Simon and Andrew walking beside the sea appears in Matthew 4:18.
Why it lands — The text records Jesus using a fisherman’s boat as a platform to teach a crowd gathered at the shore. It requires the reader to note how physical positioning establishes a teaching context before issuing a directive.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Matthew 4:18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- Matthew 13:1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.
- Mark 4:1 Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.
- John 1:41 He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
- John 8:2 Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.