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Matthew 13:47

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Or again, the kingdom of heaven is like a fishing net thrown into the sea that caught all kinds of fish.

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Fishermen will stand on the shore of the Dead Sea. They will be able to spread their nets from En-gedi to En-eglaim and catch many kinds of fish. There will be plenty of fish just like the Mediterranean Sea.

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. A man found it, reburied it, and then full of joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

When he found the most expensive pearl ever he went and sold all he had and bought it.

When it was full it was dragged ashore. The good fish were put into baskets while the bad ones were thrown away.

“Come and follow me, and I will teach you how to catch people,” he told them.

“Come and follow me,” he told them, “and I will have you fishing for people.”

James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon's partners, felt the same way. “Don't be afraid,” Jesus told Simon. “From now on you'll be fishing for people!”

He cuts off every one of my branches that doesn't bear fruit. He prunes every branch that bears fruit so it can bear even more.

Anyone who doesn't remain in me is like a branch that is thrown out and dries up. Such branches are gathered together, thrown into the fire and burned.

From among your own group men will rise up perverting what is right and good so they can lead believers to follow them.

Of course such splits among you must happen so those who are genuine can prove themselves by their evidence!

During my many journeys I have faced the dangers of crossing rivers, robber gangs, attacks from my own countrymen, as well as from foreigners. I have faced danger in cities, in the deserts, and on the sea. I have faced the danger of people who pretend to be Christians.

(That issue only arose because some false Christians slipped in to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus, trying to make us slaves.

“Write this to the angel of the Sardis church: This is what the one who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars says: I know what you have accomplished, and that you give the appearance of being alive—but in reality you are dead.




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