35 Bible Verses about lakes
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That same day, when Jesus had left the house and was sitting by the Sea,
One day about that time, Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them: "Let us go across the lake."
Or again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a net which was cast into the sea, and caught fish of all kinds.
As Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers--Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew--casting a net into the Sea; for they were fishermen.
and the Devil, their deceiver, was hurled into the lake of fire and sulphur, where the Beast and the false Prophet already were, and they will be tortured day and night for ever and ever.
In the evening of the same day, Jesus said to them: "Let us go across."
They came out from the man and took possession of the pigs; and the drove rushed down the steep slope into the lake and were drowned.
and all whose names 'were not found written in the Book of Life' were hurled into the lake of fire.
Then Death and the Lord of the Place of Death were hurled into the lake of fire. This is the Second Death--the lake of fire;
After this, Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee--otherwise called the Lake of Tiberias.
Jesus went out again to the Sea; and all the people came to him, and he taught them.
Three hours after midnight, however, Jesus came towards the disciples, walking on the water.
Immediately afterwards Jesus made the disciples get into a boat and cross over in advance of him, while he dismissed the crowds.
When evening fell, the boat was out in the middle of the Sea, and Jesus on the shore alone.
On leaving that place, Jesus went to the shore of the Sea of Galilee; and then went up the hill, and sat down., you will do what not only what has been done to the fig tree, but, even if you should say to this hill 'Be lifted up and hurled into the sea!' it would be done.
"Go," he said. The spirits came out, and entered the pigs; and the whole drove rushed down the steep slope into the Sea, and died in the water.
Jesus again began to teach by the Sea; and, as an immense crowd was gathering round him, he got into a boat, and sat in it on the Sea, while all the people were on the shore at the water's edge.
The sea gave up its dead, and Death and the Lord of the Place of Death gave up their dead; and they were judged, one by one, each according to his actions.
Then Jesus went away with his disciples to the Sea, followed by a great number of people from Galilee.
The people who remained on the further side of the Sea had seen that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not gone into it with his disciples, but that they had left without him.
When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret, and moored the boat.
Suddenly so great a storm came on upon the Sea, that the waves broke right over the boat. But Jesus was asleep;
Once, when the people were pressing round Jesus as the listened to God's Message, he happened to be standing by the shore of the Lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats close to the shore.
Afterwards, leaving Nazareth, he went and settled at Capernaum, which is by the side of the Sea, within the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali;
And, getting into a boat, began to cross to Capernaum. By this time darkness had set in, and Jesus had not yet come back to them;
And, when they found him on the other side of the Sea, they said: "When did you get here, Rabbi?"
But as for cowards, unbelievers, the degraded, murderers, the impure, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars--their place will be in the burning lake of fire and sulphur. That is the Second Death.'
By the time Jesus had re-crossed in the boat to the opposite shore, a great number of people had gathered to meet him, and were standing by the Sea.
The boat was by this time some miles from shore, laboring in the waves, for the wind was against her.
When they had rowed three or four miles, they caught sight of him walking on the water and approaching the boat, and they were frightened.
From Thematic Bible
Ships » Navigated » Lakes
Once, when the people were pressing round Jesus as the listened to God's Message, he happened to be standing by the shore of the Lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats close to the shore. The fishermen had gone away from them and were washing the nets.