Matthew 13:47 - Plain English Version47 Then Jesus said, “This is another picture story that shows you about God’s family. Some fishermen threw their fishing net into the water and caught a lot of fish in it. There were all sorts of fish in that net. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176947 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet which was cast into the sea and gathered in fish of every sort. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that people threw into the lake and gathered all kinds of fish. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net cast into the sea, which gathers together all kinds of fish. Ver Capítulo |
And people are like the branches of that grape vine. There are some people that don’t live God’s way. They are like branches on the vine that don’t grow any fruit. They are no good, so the gardener cuts them off. But some people do live God’s way. They are like branches on the vine that do grow fruit. My father keeps on working on those people, to get them to live God’s way even better. He is like the gardener that cleans up the good branches and trims them back a little bit, so that they will grow more fruit.
Jesus told his followers another picture story. He said, “This story shows you more about God’s family. A man buried a lot of gold in the ground, to hide it. Some time later, another man found that gold, but he didn’t own the land, so he couldn’t get it for himself. So he buried it again. Then he went away, and he sold everything that he owned, to get some money. Then he bought that land. After that, he got all that gold for himself, and he was really happy. Well, if you find out how to get into God’s family, it is like you find a lot of gold.”