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47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea that caught all kinds of fish. 48 When it was full, they pulled it ashore, sat down, and put the good fish into containers and threw the bad away. 49 It will be this way at the end of the age. Angels will come and separate the evil from the righteous 50 and throw them into the fiery furnace,[a] where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:50 sn An allusion to Dan 3:6.

The Parable of the Net

47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is (A)like a net that was thrown into the sea and (B)gathered fish of every kind. 48 When it was full, (C)men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad. 49 So it will be at (D)the end of the age. The angels will come out and (E)separate the evil from the righteous 50 (F)and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place (G)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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