Matthew 13:47-50
What is written? (ESV)
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind. When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad. So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
What does it say?
Again the kingdom of heaven is like a net that’s thrown into the sea to catch fish of every kind. When it’s full, men draw it in to sort the good from the bad. The good are kept and the bad are thrown out. So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out to separate the evil from the righteous. The evil will be thrown into the firey furnace in that place where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth.
What is its immediate context?
Jesus is teaching in parables and in this chapter Matthew shares a series of “kingdom parables” including the sower, the mustard seed, and the hidden treasure.
How Matthew 13:47-50 is applied across Bible answers
What happens next in the Bible?
Jesus describes the "end of the age" (this age or the current time) as final judgment for all. There is no hint of any event or period between the "now" and the "end".
