“This was a sign of leisure, but according to Matthew He finds them mending their nets. For so great was their poverty, that they patched up their old nets, not being able to buy new ones.”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas
Original
2And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
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In context
1And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
— Luke 5:2 —
3And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
4Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.