unfoldingWord_en_tn/luk/05/01.md

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Now it happened

This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.

washing their nets

They were cleaning their fishing nets in order to use them again them again to catch fish.

asked him to put it out into the water

"asked Peter to move the boat farther from the shore"

Jesus sat down and taught the people

Sitting was the normal position for a teacher.

taught the people out of the boat

"taught the people while he sat in the boat." Jesus was in the boat a short distance from the shore and he was speaking to the people who were on the shore.