Luke 5:1 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
And it came to pass, in the multitude pressing on him to hear the word of God, that he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret,
English ASV
Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;
English Amplified
NOW IT occurred that while the people pressed upon Jesus to hear the message of God, He was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret (Sea of Galilee).
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
NOW IT occurred that while the people pressed upon Jesus to hear the message of God, He was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret (Sea of Galilee).
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
As the crowd was pressing in on Jesus to hear God’s word, he was standing by Lake Gennesaret.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And it came to pass, as the crowd pressed on him to hear the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret:
English EASY 2024
One day, Jesus was standing on the shore of Lake Gennesaret. A crowd was pushing to get near to him. They were listening to him as he spoke God's message to them.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
As Jesus stood beside Lake Galilee, a crowd of people pushed to get closer to him and to hear the teachings of God.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
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,
English GNT (Good News Translation)
One day Jesus was standing on the shore of Lake Gennesaret while the people pushed their way up to him to listen to the word of God.
English God's Word - GW 1995
One day Jesus was standing by the Sea of Galilee. The people crowded around him as they listened to God's word.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
As the crowd was pressing in on Jesus to hear God's word, He was standing by Lake Gennesaret.
English KJV 1611
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,
English LSB
Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing at the edge of the lake of Gennesaret;
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
As the people pressed upon Him to hear the word of God, He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing around him to hear the word of God.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
One day Jesus was standing by the Sea of Galilee. The people crowded around him and listened to the word of God.
English NIV
One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the people crowding around him and listening to the word of God,
English NKJ 1982
So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret,
English NLT
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.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God,
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
On one occasion, Jesus was preaching to a crowd on the shore of Lake Galilee. A vast multitude of people was pushing to get close to Jesus to hear the word of God.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
While the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
One day as he was preaching on the shore of Lake Gennesaret, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the Word of God.
English Tyndale 1537
It came to pass as the people pressed upon him, to hear the word of God, that he stood by the lake of Genazareth: