004:036 All were astonished and awe-struck; and they asked one another, "What sort of language is this? For with authority and real power He gives orders to the foul spirits and they come out." 004:037 And the talk about Him spread into every part of the neighbouring country. 004:038 Now when He rose and left the synagogue He went to Simon's house. Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from an acute attack of fever; and they consulted Him about her. 004:039 Then standing over her He rebuked the fever, and it left her; and she at once rose and waited on them. 004:040 At sunset all who had friends suffering from any illness brought them to Him, and He laid His hands on them all, one by one, and cured them. 004:041 Demons also came out of many, loudly calling out, "You are the Son of God." But He rebuked them and forbad them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ. 004:042 Next morning, at daybreak, He left the town and went away to a solitary place; but the people flocked out to find Him, and, coming to the place where He was, they endeavoured to detain Him that He might not leave them. 004:043 But He said to them, "I have to tell the Good News of the Kingdom of God to the other towns also, because for this purpose I was sent." 004:044 And for some time He preached in the synagogues in Galilee. 005:001 On one occasion the crowd was pressing on Him and listening to God's Message, while He was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. 005:002 He, however, saw two fishing-boats drawn up on the beach (for the men had gone away from them and were washing the nets), 005:003 and going on board one of them, which was Simon's He asked him to push out a little from land. Then He sat down and taught the crowd of people from the boat. 005:004 When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Push out into deep water, and let down your nets for a haul." 005:005 "Rabbi," replied Peter, "all night long we have worked hard and caught nothing; but at your command I will let down the nets." 005:006 This they did, and enclosed a vast number of fish; and their nets began to break. 005:007 So they signalled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them; they came, and they filled both the boats so that they almost sank. 005:008 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at the knees of Jesus, and exclaimed, "Master, leave my boat, for I am a sinful man." 005:009 (For he was astonished and terrified--he and all his companions-- at the haul of fish which they had taken; 005:010 and so were Simon's partners James and John, the sons of Zabdi.) But Jesus replied to Simon, "Fear not: from this time you shall be a catcher of men."