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So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret,
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and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets.
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Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.
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When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, "Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch."
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But Simon answered and said to Him, "Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net."
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And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking.
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So 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.
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When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!"