A Dragnet

47 “Again, (A)the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered fish of every kind; 48 and when it was filled, they pulled it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away. 49 So it will be at (B)the [a]end of the age: the angels will come forth and remove the wicked from among the righteous, 50 and they (C)will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place (D)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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Notas al pie

  1. Matthew 13:49 Or consummation

God’s Kingdom Is Like a Net Catching Every Kind of Fish. The Bad Are Thrown Out

47 “Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a drag-net[a] having been cast into the sea and having gathered fish of every kind— 48 which, when it was filled, having pulled it up on the shore, and having sat-down, they collected the good ones into containers and threw the bad[b] ones outside. 49 So it will be at the conclusion of the age. The angels will go forth and separate the evil ones out of the midst of the righteous ones. 50 And they will throw them into the furnace of fire. In that place, there will be the weeping and the grinding of teeth.

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Notas al pie

  1. Matthew 13:47 That is, a large fishing net deployed from a boat.
  2. Matthew 13:48 good... bad. That is, the ‘fit’ to eat versus the ‘unusable’.