KJV King James Version
Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 13:48
Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
When it was full, the men pulled it ashore. Then they sat down and sorted the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away.
WEB World English Bible
which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach. They sat down, and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away.
ASV American Standard Version
which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
which, when it was filled, having drawn up again upon the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they did cast out,
Surrounding context — Matthew 13
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἣνG3739 · hos, hēwhichὅτεG3753 · hotewhenἐπληρώθηG4137 · plēroōto fulfillἀναβιβάσαντεςG307 · anabibazōto pull upἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoαἰγιαλόν,G123 · aigialosshoreκαὶG2532 · kaiandκαθίσαντεςG2523 · kathizōto seatσυνέλεξανG4816 · sullegōto collectτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαλὰG2570 · kalosgoodεἰςG1519 · eistowardἄγγη,G6001 · angosvesselτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenσαπρὰG4550 · saprosrottenἔξωG1854 · exōout/outside(r)ἔβαλον.G906 · ballōto throw: throw
Cross-references
Matthew 13:30Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.Matthew 3:12Whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.Matthew 13:40-43As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
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