40 Bible Verses about lakes

“As water evaporates from the sea,
And a river drains and dries up,

“I will open rivers on the barren heights
And springs in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the wilderness a reed-pool of water
And the dry land springs of water.

That same day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting beside the sea [of Galilee].

Now on one of those days Jesus and His disciples got into a boat, and He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side of the lake (Sea of Galilee).” So they set out.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet which was lowered into the sea, and gathered fish of every kind,

As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He noticed two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

And the devil who had deceived them was hurled into the lake of fire and burning brimstone (sulfur), where the beast (Antichrist) and false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night, forever and ever.

On that [same] day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us go over to the other side [of the Sea of Galilee].”

Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.

And if anyone’s name was not found written in the Book of Life, he was hurled into the lake of fire.

Then death and Hades [the realm of the dead] were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire [the eternal separation from God].

After this Jesus revealed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias (Galilee). And He did it in this way:

After this, Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (or Sea of Tiberias).

Jesus went out again along the [Galilean] seashore; and all the people were coming to Him, and He was teaching them.

And in the fourth watch of the night (3:00-6:00 a.m.) Jesus came to them, walking on the sea.

“Ice is made by the breath of God,
And the expanse of the waters is frozen.

Immediately He directed the disciples to get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side [of the Sea of Galilee], while He sent the crowds away.

Now when evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on the land.

When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,

Jesus went on from there and passed along by [the eastern shore of] the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on the hillside and was sitting there.

Of Naphtali he said,

“O Naphtali, satisfied with favor,
And full of the blessing of the Lord,
Take possession of the sea [of Galilee] and the south.”

“Water becomes like stone [and hides itself],
And the surface of the deep is frozen and imprisoned.

And He said to them, “Go!” So they came out [of the men] and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the water.

They came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gerasenes.

Again Jesus began to teach beside the sea [of Galilee]. And a very large crowd gathered around Him, so He got into a boat [anchoring it a short distance out] on the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the shore.

And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and death and Hades (the realm of the dead) surrendered the dead who were in them; and they were judged and sentenced, every one according to their deeds.

Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and a large crowd from Galilee followed Him; and also people from Judea,

The next day the crowd that stood on the other side of the sea realized that there had been only one small boat there, and that Jesus had not boarded the boat with His disciples, but that His disciples had gone away alone.

When they had crossed over [the sea], they reached the land of Gennesaret and anchored at the shore.

And suddenly a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.

Now it happened that while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret (Sea of Galilee), with the people crowding all around Him and listening to the word of God;

And leaving Nazareth, He went and settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali.

The sea was getting rough and rising high because a strong wind was blowing.

and they got into a boat and started to cross the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had still not come [back] to them.

And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they asked Him, “Rabbi, when did You get here?”

But as for the cowards and unbelieving and abominable [who are devoid of character and personal integrity and practice or tolerate immorality], and murderers, and sorcerers [with intoxicating drugs], and idolaters and occultists [who practice and teach false religions], and all the liars [who knowingly deceive and twist truth], their part will be in the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

And when the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison (the abyss),

When Jesus had again crossed over in the boat to the other side [of the sea], a large crowd gathered around Him; and so He stayed by the seashore.

But the boat [by this time] was already a long distance from land, tossed and battered by the waves; for the wind was against them.

Then, when they had rowed three or four miles [and were near the center of the sea], they saw Jesus walking on the sea and approaching the boat; and they were [terribly] frightened.