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Berean Standard Bible

“He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.”

Luke 5:2

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Jesus is standing beside the Lake of Gennesaret with a crowd pressing in to hear God's word. He notices two empty boats at the water's edge, left by fishermen who have just finished washing their nets after a night of catching nothing.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he saw two boats by the edge of the water, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and he saw two boats standing beside the lake, and the fishers, having gone away from them, were washing the nets,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y vió dos barcos que estaban cerca de la orilla del lago: y los pescadores, habiendo descendido de ellos, lavaban sus redes.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces vio dos barcas que estaban en la playa. Los pescadores las habían dejado allí mientras lavaban sus redes.

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