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Bible Verses About Ships: Fishing

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Verses on Fishing

  1. And going on from thence he saw two other brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

  2. And when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

  3. And Simon answered and said, Master, we toiled all night, and took nothing: but at thy word I will let down the nets.

  4. And when they had done this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes; and their nets were breaking;

  5. and they beckoned unto their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

  6. But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

  7. For he was amazed, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken;

  8. Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also come with thee. They went forth, and entered into the boat; and that night they took nothing.

  9. But when day was now breaking, Jesus stood on the beach: yet the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.

  10. Jesus therefore saith unto them, Children, have ye aught to eat? They answered him, No.

  11. And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

  12. That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his coat about him (for he was naked), and cast himself into the sea.

  13. But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits off), dragging the net full of fishes.