Luke 5:1-3

New Matthew Bible

Christ preaches from the boat. The disciples leave everything and follow him. He cleanses the leper, heals the paralytic, and calls Levi, the customs officer (also known as Matthew). He eats with open sinners.

5 It came to pass, as the people pressed in upon him to hear the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret ² and saw two boats standing by the lake side. But the fishermen were gone out of them and were washing their nets. ³ And he entered into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, and asked him to thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat.