Luke 5:1–9

¹Now while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.↗

²He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.↗

³He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.↗

⁴When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon,“Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”↗

⁵Simon answered him, “Master, we worked all night and caught nothing; but at your word I will let down the net.”↗

⁶When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking.↗

⁷They beckoned to their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. They came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink.↗

⁸But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.”↗

⁹For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had caught;↗