9 Bible Verses about Fishes

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Matthew 4:18

As he was walking along the sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew, casting a net in the sea ??for they were fishermen;

Matthew 4:18-21

As he was walking along the sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew, casting a net in the sea ??for they were fishermen; so he said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you fish for men." And they dropped their nets at once and followed him.read more.
Then going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedaeus and his brother John, mending their nets in the boat beside their father Zebedaeus. He called them,

Matthew 14:17-21

They said, "We have only five loaves with us and two fish." He said, "Bring them here to me." Then he ordered the crowds to recline on the grass, and after taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, blessed them, and after breaking the loaves handed them to the disciples, and the disciples handed them to the crowds.read more.
They all ate and had enough; besides, they picked up the fragments left over and filled twelve baskets with them. The men who ate numbered about five thousand, apart from the women and children.

Matthew 7:9-10

Why, which of you, when asked by his son for a loaf, will hand him a stone? Or, if he asks a fish, will you hand him a serpent?

Matthew 14:17

They said, "We have only five loaves with us and two fish."

Luke 24:42

And when they handed him a piece of broiled fish,

John 21:13

Jesus went and took the bread and gave it to them, and the fish too.

Matthew 12:40

for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so the Son of man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

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Fishes » Distinction between clean, and unclean

Fishes » Sold near the fish gate at jerusalem

Fishes » Inhabit » Ponds

Fishes » Miracles connected with » Multiplying a few

Matthew 14:17-21

They said, "We have only five loaves with us and two fish." He said, "Bring them here to me." Then he ordered the crowds to recline on the grass, and after taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, blessed them, and after breaking the loaves handed them to the disciples, and the disciples handed them to the crowds. read more.
They all ate and had enough; besides, they picked up the fragments left over and filled twelve baskets with them. The men who ate numbered about five thousand, apart from the women and children.

Matthew 15:34

Jesus said to them, "How many loaves have you got?" They said, "Seven, and some little fish."

Fishes » No likeness of, to be made for worship

Fishes » Inhabit » Seas

Fishes » Mentioned in scripture » Whale

Matthew 12:40

for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so the Son of man will 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

Matthew 17:27

However, not to give any offence to them, go to the sea, throw a hook in, and take the first fish you bring up. Open its mouth and you will find a five-shilling piece; take that and give it to them for me and for yourself."

Fishes » Taken with » Nets

Luke 5:4-6

When he stopped speaking, he said to Simon, "Push out to the deep water and lower your nets for a take." Simon replied, "Master, we worked all night and got nothing! However, I will lower the nets at your command." And when they did so, they enclosed a huge shoal of fish, so that their nets began to break.

John 21:6-8

So he told them, "Throw your net on the right of the boat, and you will have a take." At this they threw the net, and now they could not haul it in for the mass of fish. So the disciple who was Jesus' favourite said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" Hearing it was the Lord, Simon Peter threw on his blouse (he was stripped for work) and jumped into the water, while the rest of the disciples came ashore in the punt (they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards), dragging their netful of fish.

Fishes » Catching of, a trade

Matthew 4:18

As he was walking along the sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew, casting a net in the sea ??for they were fishermen;

Luke 5:2

two boats on the shore of the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets.

Fishes » Mentioned in scripture » Leviathan

Fishes » Mode of cooking alluded to

John 21:9

When they got to land, they saw a charcoal fire burning, with fish cooking on it, and some bread.

Luke 24:42

And when they handed him a piece of broiled fish,

Fishes » Different in flesh from beasts, &c

1 Corinthians 15:39

Flesh is not all the same; there is human flesh, there is flesh of beasts, flesh of birds, and flesh of fish.

Fishes » Miracles connected with » Immense draughts of

Luke 5:6

And when they did so, they enclosed a huge shoal of fish, so that their nets began to break.

Luke 5:9

For amazement had seized him and all his companions at the take of fish they had caught;

Fishes » Illustrative » Of men ignorant of future events

Fishes » Illustrative » (bad,) of mere professors

Matthew 13:48-49

When it was full, they dragged it to the beach and sitting down they gathered the good fish into vessels but flung away the bad. So will it be at the end of the world. The angels will go out and separate the evil from among the just

Fishes » Illustrative » (good,) of saints

Matthew 13:48-49

When it was full, they dragged it to the beach and sitting down they gathered the good fish into vessels but flung away the bad. So will it be at the end of the world. The angels will go out and separate the evil from among the just

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

Matthew 17:27

However, not to give any offence to them, go to the sea, throw a hook in, and take the first fish you bring up. Open its mouth and you will find a five-shilling piece; take that and give it to them for me and for yourself."

Fishes » Illustrative » Of those ensnared by the wicked

Fishes » Illustrative » Of the visible church

Matthew 13:48

When it was full, they dragged it to the beach and sitting down they gathered the good fish into vessels but flung away the bad.

Fishes » Man permitted to eat

Fishes » Used as food » By the egyptians

Fishes » Used as food » By the jews

Matthew 7:10

Or, if he asks a fish, will you hand him a serpent?

Fishes » Number and variety of

Fishes » Solomon wrote the history of

Fishes » Cannot live without water

Fishes » Made for God's glory

Fishes » Miracles connected with » Dressed on the shore

John 21:9

When they got to land, they saw a charcoal fire burning, with fish cooking on it, and some bread.

Fishes » Taken with » Spears

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