15 Bijbelverzen over vissen

In the Bible, fishing is the trade of Jesus’ first disciples, and in the prophets it is a picture of people caught for judgment. Jesus calls Simon and Andrew while they are casting a net (Matthew 4:18-20), fills Simon’s nets on the lake of Gennesaret (Luke 5:4-7), and after his resurrection directs a catch of 153 fish (John 21:11). The prophets turn the same tools against people: Amos 4:2 speaks of fishhooks, Jeremiah 16:16 of fishers sent to catch a…