Luke 5:1

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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Interpretation

When Christ had done preaching, he told Peter to apply to the business of his calling. Time spent on week days in public exercises of religion, need be but little hinderance in time, and may be great furtherance to us in temper of mind, as to our worldly business.

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This thought runs through Luke 5:1-5.

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Glossary

Gennesaret Place: A garden of riches. (1. ) A town of Naphtali, called Chinnereth ( Josh. 19:35 ), sometimes in the plural form Chinneroth (11:2). In later times the name was gradually changed to Genezar and Gennesaret ( Luke 5:1 ). Modern identification: El Ghuweir.