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Berean Standard Bible

“On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,”

Luke 5:1

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Jesus is standing beside the Lake of Gennesaret, also called the Sea of Galilee, and the crowd is pressing in to hear the word of God. Two empty boats sit at the water's edge.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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,

American Standard Version (ASV)

Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now it came about that while the people came pushing to be near him, and to have knowledge of the word of God, he was by a wide stretch of water named Gennesaret;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And it came to pass, in the multitude pressing on him to hear the word of God, that he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y ACONTECIÓ, que estando él junto al lago de Genezaret, las gentes se agolpaban sobre él para oir la palabra de Dios.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Un día, Jesús estaba a la orilla del lago de Genesaret y la gente lo apretujaba para oír el mensaje de Dios.

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