9 Bible Verses about Fishes
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And while walking by the lake of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake; for they were fishers.
And while walking by the lake of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake; for they were fishers. And he saith to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they immediately left their nets, and followed him.read more.
And going on from thence, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
And they say to him, We have here only five loaves, and two fishes. He said, Bring them hither to me. And bidding the multitudes to lie down on the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and, looking up to heaven, he blessed; and having broken the loaves he gave them to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.read more.
And they all ate, and were filled. And they took up of the fragments that remained, twelve baskets full. And they who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
And he saith to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Or what man is there of you, who, if his son ask for bread, will give him a stone? or, if he ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?
And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish.
Jesus cometh and taketh the bread, and giveth them, and the fish likewise.
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
From Thematic Bible
Fishes » Distinction between clean, and unclean
Fishes » Sold near the fish gate at jerusalem
Fishes » Inhabit » Ponds
Fishes » Miracles connected with » Multiplying a few
And they say to him, We have here only five loaves, and two fishes. He said, Bring them hither to me. And bidding the multitudes to lie down on the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and, looking up to heaven, he blessed; and having broken the loaves he gave them to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. read more.
And they all ate, and were filled. And they took up of the fragments that remained, twelve baskets full. And they who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
And Jesus saith to them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.
Fishes » No likeness of, to be made for worship
Fishes » Inhabit » Seas
Fishes » Mentioned in scripture » Whale
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Fishes » Man given dominion over
Fishes » Often suffered for man's sin
Fishes » Inhabit » Rivers
Fishes » Taken with » Hooks
But that we may not give them offence, go to the lake, and cast a hook, and take the fish that first cometh up; and on opening his mouth, thou wilt find a shekel; take that, and give it to them for me and thee.
Fishes » Taken with » Nets
And when he had done speaking, he said to Simon, Put out into deep water, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering said, Master, we toiled all night, and took nothing; but at thy word I will let down the nets. And having done this, they inclosed great multitude of fishes; and their nets began to break.
And he said to them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and ye will find. And they cast it, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of the fishes. Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith to Peter, It is the Lord. Simon Peter therefore, hearing that it was the Lord, girded on his outer garment, for he had on nothing but his under one, and threw himself into the lake. And the other disciples came in the boat, (for they were not far from land, only about two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with the fishes.
Fishes » Catching of, a trade
And while walking by the lake of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake; for they were fishers.
and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them, and had washed the nets.
Fishes » Mentioned in scripture » Leviathan
Fishes » Mode of cooking alluded to
And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish.
Fishes » Different in flesh from beasts, &c
All flesh is not the same flesh; but there is one flesh of men, another of beasts, another of birds, another of fishes.
Fishes » Miracles connected with » Immense draughts of
And having done this, they inclosed great multitude of fishes; and their nets began to break.
For he and all that were with him were amazed at the draught of fishes, which they had taken;
Fishes » Illustrative » Of men ignorant of future events
Fishes » Illustrative » (bad,) of mere professors
which, when it was full, they drew upon the beach, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. So will it be at the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous,
Fishes » Illustrative » (good,) of saints
which, when it was full, they drew upon the beach, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. So will it be at the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous,
Fishes » Created by God
Fishes » Illustrative » Of the whole population of egypt
Fishes » The tyrians traded in
Fishes » Miracles connected with » Procuring tribute money from
But that we may not give them offence, go to the lake, and cast a hook, and take the fish that first cometh up; and on opening his mouth, thou wilt find a shekel; take that, and give it to them for me and thee.
Fishes » Illustrative » Of those ensnared by the wicked
Fishes » Illustrative » Of the visible church
which, when it was full, they drew upon the beach, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.