Ezekiel 47:9-10
47:9 Every living creature which swarms where the river
flows will live; there will be many fish, for these waters flow there. It will become fresh
and everything will live where the river flows.
47:10 Fishermen will stand beside it; from Engedi to En-eglaim they will spread nets. They will catch many kinds of fish, like the fish of the Great Sea.
Mark 1:17-18
1:17 Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people.”
1:18 They left their nets immediately and followed him.
Luke 5:10-11
5:10 and so were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s business partners.
Then
Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on
you will be catching people.”
5:11 So
when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed
him.
Luke 5:1
The Call of the Disciples
5:1 Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing around him to hear the word of God.
Colossians 1:20-22
1:20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself by making peace through the blood of his cross – through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.
Paul’s Goal in Ministry
1:21 And you were at one time strangers and enemies in your minds as expressed through your evil deeds,
1:22 but now he has reconciled you by his physical body through death to present you holy, without blemish, and blameless before him –
Colossians 1:2
1:2 to the saints, the faithful
brothers and sisters
in Christ, at Colossae. Grace and peace to you
from God our Father!
Colossians 1:16
1:16 for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him – all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers – all things were created through him and for him.