Matthew 13:47

The Kingdom is like a dragnet that gathers fish of every kind from the sea. The gospel's reach draws in a mixed multitude before any sorting.

Cross-references · 29

• John 15:6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
• 2 Tim 3:2–5For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
• Matt 22:9–10Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
• 1 Jn 4:1–6Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
• Mark 1:17And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
• 2 Tim 4:3–4For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
• 2 Pet 2:13–22And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;
• Matt 13:26–30But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
• 1 Cor 10:1–12Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
• Titus 1:9–11Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
• 2 Cor 12:20–21For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
• Luke 14:21–23So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
• Acts 8:18–22And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
• Rev 3:1And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
• Rev 3:15–17I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
• 2 Cor 11:26In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;
• Luke 5:10And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
• Acts 20:30Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
• Matt 25:1–4Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
• 1 Jn 2:18–19Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
• Gal 2:4And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
• 2 Cor 11:13–15For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
• 2 Pet 2:1–3But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
• 1 Cor 5:1–6It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife.
• Matt 4:19And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
• Acts 5:1–10But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
• Jude 1:4–5For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Cor 11:19For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
• John 15:2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

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