The Parable of the Dragnet

47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish[a] of every kind, 48 which when it was filled they pulled to shore and sat down and[b] collected the good fish[c] into containers, but the bad they threw out. 49 Thus it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out and separate the evil from among the righteous 50 and throw them into the fiery furnace.[d] In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!

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  1. Matthew 13:47 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  2. Matthew 13:48 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“sat down”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Matthew 13:48 Here the word “fish” is not in the Greek text but is implied
  4. Matthew 13:50 An allusion to Dan 3:6

47 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some fish of every kind, 48 which, when it was filled, fishermen drew up on the beach. They sat down and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away. 49 So will it be in the end of the world.[a] The angels will come and separate the wicked from among the righteous, 50 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

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  1. 13:49 or, end of the age.