## 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.