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Luke 5:3
ESV 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.
NIV He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.
NASB And He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little distance from the land. And He sat down and continued teaching the crowds from the boat.
CSB He got into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from the land. Then he sat down and was teaching the crowds from the boat.
NLT Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon, its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there.
KJV And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.

What does Luke 5:3 mean?

In Luke 4:43, Jesus says, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose." This is sometimes difficult when surrounded by a large crowd more interested in physical healing than spiritual restoration (Mark 3:9–10). To keep teaching to a crowd on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, Jesus climbs into Peter's boat. Sound travels well over water, and the crowd will be able to hear Him better. Peter is nearby, washing his net (Luke 5:2).

This is the point at which Luke's account significantly differs from Matthew's and Mark's; the other Gospels don't mention Jesus' time in the boat, either preaching or fishing. Mark does, however, seem to indicate that teaching from a boat becomes a habit for Jesus (Mark 4:1).

Why does Peter agree to take Jesus out? One possible reason is that Peter already knows Jesus. His brother Andrew first met Jesus while listening to John the Baptist on the Jordan River. Soon after, he took Peter back with him. At that time, Jesus gave Simon the nickname Peter, but the Gospels, the book of Acts, and Paul's epistles use the two names interchangeably (John 1:35–42).
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