Day was breaking over the Sea of Galilee. The disciples, weary with a night of fruitless toil, were still in their fishing boats on the lake. Jesus had come to spend a quiet hour by the waterside. In the early morning He hoped for a little season of rest from the multitude that followed Him day after day. But soon the people began to gather about Him. Their numbers rapidly increased, so that He was pressed upon all sides. Meanwhile the disciples had come to land. In order to escape the pressure of the multitude, Jesus stepped into Peter's boat, and bade him pull out a little from the shore. Here Jesus could be better seen and heard by all, and from the boat He taught the multitude on the beach.

Dette kapitel er bygget op over Matt 4,18-22; Mark 1,16-20; Luk 5,1-11
Morgenen var ved at gry over Galilæas sø. Disciplene, som var trætte efter en nats frugtesløst arbejde, var blevet ude i deres fiskerbåde på søen. Jesus var kommet for at tilbringe en stille time ved vandets bred.Han havde håbet, at han tidligt om morgenen kunne få en lille tid til hvile uden at være omgivet af skarerne, som fulgte ham dag efter dag. Men snart begyndte folket atter at samles omkring ham. Så hurtigt voksede skarerne i antal, at han trængtes fra alle sider. Imidlertid var disciplene kommet ind til land. For at undgå mængdens pres steg Jesus op i Peters båd og bad ham om at lægge lidt fra land. Her kunne alle bedre se og høre Jesus, og fra båden lærte han skarerne på bredden.