Luke 5:2–11

²He saw two boats at the edge of the lake; ^qthe fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. ³He got into one of the boats, ^rwhich belonged to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from the land. Then He sat down and was teaching the crowds from the boat.

⁴When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down ^syour nets for a catch.” ^t

⁵“Master,” ^uSimon replied, “we’ve worked hard all night long and caught nothing! But at Your word, I’ll let down the nets.” ^v

⁶When they did this, they caught a great number of fish, and their nets ^wbegan to tear. ⁷So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them; they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

⁸When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, because I’m a sinful man, Lord!” ^x9For he and all those with him were amazed ^yzat the catch of fish they took, ¹⁰and so were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s partners.

“Don’t be afraid,” ^aJesus told Simon. “From now on you will be catching people!” ^b11Then they brought the boats to land, left everything, and followed Him. ^c