<p>5:2 <i>And he saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets</i>- The impression is that they were potentially ready to go 'fishing' for the Lord, but with His presence in the boat they were able to do it. &quot;Fishermen&quot; is literally, 'salty ones'. The Greek can equally mean 'sailors'. The Lord must have had this in mind when He said that they were &quot;the salt of the earth&quot; (Mt. 5:13). If we are likewise the salt of the earth in our influence upon others, we will find ourselves as the modern counterpart to those 'salty ones' who followed the Lord in His Galilee days.</p>