Bible verses about "fishing" | WNT

²⁴ After their arrival at Capernaum the collectors of the half-shekel came and asked Peter, "Does not your Teacher pay the half-shekel?" ²⁵ "Yes," he replied, and then went into the house. But before he spoke a word Jesus said, "What think you, Simon? From whom do this world's kings receive customs or capitation tax? from their own children, or from others?" ²⁶ "From others," he replied. "Then the children go free," said Jesus. ²⁷ "However, lest we cause them to sin, go and throw a hook into the Lake, and take the first fish that comes up. When you open its mouth, you will find a shekel in it: bring that coin and give it to them for yourself and me."

⁶ "Throw the net in on the right hand side," He said, "and you will find fish." So they threw the net in, and now they could scarcely drag it along for the quantity of fish.

⁶ This they did, and enclosed a vast number of fish; and their nets began to break.

¹⁴ Then, after John had been thrown into prison, Jesus came into Galilee proclaiming God's Good News. ¹⁵ "The time has fully come," He said, "and the Kingdom of God is close at hand: repent, and believe this Good News. ¹⁶ One day, passing along the shore of the Lake of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, throwing their nets in the Lake; for they were fisherman. ¹⁷ "Come and follow me," said Jesus, "and I will make you fishers for men." ¹⁸ At once they left their nets and followed Him. ¹⁹ Going on a little further He saw James the son of Zabdi and his brother John: they also were in the boat mending the nets, and He immediately called them. ²⁰ They therefore left their father Zabdi in the boat with the hired men, and went and followed Him.

⁴ When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Push out into deep water, and let down your nets for a haul." ⁵ "Rabbi," replied Peter, "all night long we have worked hard and caught nothing; but at your command I will let down the nets." ⁶ This they did, and enclosed a vast number of fish; and their nets began to break.

³ Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." "We will go too," said they. So they set out and went on board their boat; but they caught nothing that night.

⁴⁷ "Again the Kingdom of the Heavens is like a draw-net let down into the sea, which encloses fish of all sorts.

¹⁹ And He said to them, "Come and follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."