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Matthew 13:48 Cross-References
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“Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.”
Matthew 13:48 (KJV)
Commentary on Matthew 13:48
Which, when it was full, they drew to shore—This concludes the parable of the dragnet (vv. 47-48), illustrating final judgment. The Greek πληρόω (plēroō, 'to fill') emphasizes completion of the gospel age. Gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away (τὰ καλὰ εἰς ἀγγεῖα...τὰ δὲ σαπρὰ ἔξω ἔβαλον) depicts divine discrimination—καλός means 'beautiful, noble, useful' while σαπρός means 'rotten, worthless.'Theshore represents the end of redemptive history where angels execute separation (v. 49). Unlike the wheat and tares parable where separation occurs at harvest, this emphasizes the fish...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Matthew 13:48
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“and in the harvest time I will tell the reapers”
“As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.”
“and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn”