The Parable of the Net
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"Again, the kingdom of heaven is b like a net that was thrown into the sea and c gathered fish of every kind.
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When it was full, d men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad.
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So it will be at e the close of the age. The angels will come out and f separate the evil from the righteous
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g and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place g there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Cross References
Matthew 4:19
And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
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Matthew 13:38
The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one.
Matthew 22:10
And those servants went out into the roads and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests.
Matthew 25:2
Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
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Cross References
John 21:11
So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn.
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Cross References
Matthew 13:39
And the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the close of the age, and the reapers are angels.
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Matthew 25:32
Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
Matthew 13:41
The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers.
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Matthew 13:42
And throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Matthew 13:42
And throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers.