¹^aNow it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing at the edge of ^bthe lake of Gennesaret;

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Cross references

a Matt 4:18–22; Mark 1:16–20; Luke 5:1–11; John 1:40–42
b Num 34:11; Deut 3:17; Josh 12:3; 13:27; Matt 4:18

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As the crowd was pressing in on Jesus to hear God’s word, he was standing by Lake Gennesaret.

NLTNew Living Translation

One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around him and hearing the word of God, he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret,

KJV 1900King James Version

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,

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