| 1 One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of
Gennesaret, with the people crowding around him
and listening to the word of God,
2 he saw at the water\'s edge two boats, left there by
the fishermen, who were washing their nets.
3 He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to
Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore.
Then he sat down and taught the people from the
boat.
4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon,
\"Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a
catch.\"
5 Simon answered, \"Master, we\'ve worked hard all
night and haven\'t caught anything. But because
you say so, I will let down the nets.\"
6 When they had done so, they caught such a large
number of fish that their nets began to break.
7 So they signaled their partners in the other boat to
come and help them, and they came and filled both
boats so full that they began to sink.
8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus\'
knees and said, \"Go away from me, Lord; I am a
sinful man!\"
9 For he and all his companions were astonished at
the catch of fish they had taken,
10 and so were James and John, the sons of
Zebedee, Simon\'s partners.
11 Then Jesus said to Simon, \"Don\'t be afraid; from
now on you will catch men.\" So they pulled their
boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.
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