What does the Bible say about swimming?

11 verses about swimming, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about swimming

1. Isaiah 43:2 — When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 21 votes
2. Isaiah 25:11 — And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands. 8 votes
3. Psalms 8:8 — The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. 5 votes
4. John 21:7 — Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea. 5 votes
5. Psalms 23:2 — He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 4 votes
6. Psalms 18:15 — Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. 3 votes
7. Isaiah 47:2 — Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers. 3 votes
8. Daniel 7:1 — In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters. 3 votes
9. Acts 27:1 — And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band. 3 votes
10. Ezekiel 47:5 — Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over. 2 votes
11. Philippians 4:13 — I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. 2 votes

Where these verses are

Psalms (3), Isaiah (3), Ezekiel (1), Daniel (1), John (1), Acts (1), Philippians (1)

Related topics

• Sea
• Obstacles
• Calm

Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.