40 Bible Verses about lakes
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I bring forth floods in the hills, and wells in the plain fields. I turn the wilderness to rivers, and the dry land to conduits of water.
And it chanced on a certain day that he went into a ship, and his disciples also, and he said unto them, "Let us go over unto the other side of the lake." And they launched forth.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net cast into the sea, that gathereth of all kinds:
As Jesus walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon which was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
and the devil that deceived them, was cast into a lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet were and shall be tormented day and night for ever more.
And the same day, when even was come, he said unto them, "Let us pass over unto the other side."
Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: And the herd took their course, and ran headlong into the lake, and were choked.
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life, was cast into the lake of fire.
After that, Jesus showed himself again at the sea of Tiberias. And on this wise showed he himself:
After these things, went Jesus his way over the sea of Galilee nigh to a city called Tiberias.
And he went out again unto the sea, and all the people resorted unto him, and he taught them.
In the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came unto them, walking on the sea:
And straightway Jesus made his disciples enter into a ship, and to go over before him, while he sent the people away.
Then Jesus went away from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee, and went up in to a mountain, and sat down there.
And unto Naphtali he said, "Naphtali, he shall have abundance of pleasure and shall be filled with the blessing of the LORD and shall have his possessions in the southwest."
And he said unto them, "Go your ways." Then went they out, and departed into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine was carried with violence headlong into the sea, and perished in the water.
And they came over to the other side of the sea into the country of the Gaderenes.
And he began again to teach by the seaside. And there gathered together unto him much people, so greatly that he entered in to a ship, and sat in the sea, and all the people was by the seaside on the shore:
And the sea gave up her dead, which were in her, and death and hell delivered up the dead, which were in them: and they were judged every man according to his deeds.
And Jesus avoided with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude followed him from Galilee and from Jewry,
The day following, the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other ship there save that one wherein his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not in with his disciples into the ship: but that his disciples were gone away alone.
And they came over, and went into the land of Gennesaret, and drew up into the haven.
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with waves, and he was asleep.
It came to pass as the people pressed upon him, to hear the word of God, that he stood by the lake of Gennesaret:
and left Nazareth, and went and dwelt in Capernaum, which is a city upon the sea in the coasts of Zebulun and Naphtali:
and entered into a ship. And went over the sea unto Capernaum. And anon it was dark, and Jesus was not come to them.
And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, "Rabbi, when camest thou hither?"
But the fearful and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."
And when Jesus was come over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him, and he was nigh unto the sea.
And the ship was now in the midst of the sea, and was tossed with waves, for it was a contrary wind.
And when they had rowed about a twenty five or a thirty furlongs, they saw Jesus walk on the sea, and to draw nigh unto the ship, and they were afraid.
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Ships » Navigated » Lakes
It came to pass as the people pressed upon him, to hear the word of God, that he stood by the lake of Gennesaret: and saw two ships stand by the lakeside, but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.