[5:1] 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,
[5:2] and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.
[5:3] Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat.
[5:4] And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”
[5:5] And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.”
[5:6] And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking.
[5:7] They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.
[5:8] But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”
[5:9] For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken,
[5:10] and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”
[5:11] And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.