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Luke 5:1-11 ESV ...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, (2) and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. (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. (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) And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets." (6) And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking. (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. (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." (9) For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, (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." (11) And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
Luke 5:1-11 GNB ...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. (2) He saw two boats pulled up on the beach; the fishermen had left them and were washing the nets. (3) Jesus got into one of the boats---it belonged to Simon---and asked him to push off a little from the shore. Jesus sat in the boat and taught the crowd. (4) When he finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Push the boat out further to the deep water, and you and your partners let down your nets for a catch." (5) "Master," Simon answered, "we worked hard all night long and caught nothing. But if you say so, I will let down the nets." (6) They let them down and caught such a large number of fish that the nets were about to break. (7) So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They came and filled both boats so full of fish that the boats were about to sink. (8) When Simon Peter saw what had happened, he fell on his knees before Jesus and said, "Go away from me, Lord! I am a sinful man!" (9) He and the others with him were all amazed at the large number of fish they had caught. (10) The same was true of Simon's partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid; from now on you will be catching people." (11) They pulled the boats up on the beach, left everything, and followed Jesus.
Luke 5:1-11 GW ...One day Jesus was standing by the Sea of Galilee. The people crowded around him as they listened to God's word. (2) Jesus saw two boats on the shore. The fishermen had stepped out of them and were washing their nets. (3) So Jesus got into the boat that belonged to Simon and asked him to push off a little from the shore. Then Jesus sat down and taught the crowd from the boat. (4) When he finished speaking, he told Simon, "Take the boat into deep water, and lower your nets to catch some fish." (5) Simon answered, "Teacher, we worked hard all night and caught nothing. But if you say so, I'll lower the nets." (6) After the men had done this, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear. (7) So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. Their partners came and filled both boats until the boats nearly sank. (8) When Simon Peter saw this, he knelt in front of Jesus and said, "Leave me, Lord! I'm a sinful person!" (9) Simon and everyone who was with him was amazed to see the large number of fish they had caught. (10) James and John, who were Zebedee's sons and Simon's partners, were also amazed. Jesus told Simon, "Don't be afraid. From now on you will catch people instead of fish." (11) Simon and his partners brought the boats to shore, left everything, and followed Jesus.
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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