<p>5:1 <i>Now it came to pass, while the crowd pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret</i>- As elsewhere in the Gospels, the Lord's focus is presented as being upon the disciples rather than upon the crowds. He sought to develop and teach a small body of serious converts rather than make mass conversions; the mass conversions were to be made by them, rather than Him personally. And Acts continues this theme.</p>