Luke 5:1-9

1One day Jesus was standing by the Sea of Galilee. The people crowded around him as they listened to God’s word.

2Jesus saw two boats on the shore. The fishermen had stepped out of them and were washing their nets.

3So 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.

4When he finished speaking, he told Simon, “Take the boat into deep water, and lower your nets to catch some fish.”

5Simon answered, “Teacher, we worked hard all night and caught nothing. But if you say so, I’ll lower the nets.”

6After the men had done this, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.

7So 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.

8When Simon Peter saw this, he knelt in front of Jesus and said, “Leave me, Lord! I’m a sinful person!”

9Simon and everyone who was with him were amazed to see the large number of fish they had caught.