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Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. <a href="/nlt/matthew/13.htm">New Living Translation</a> When the net was full, they dragged it up onto the shore, sat down, and sorted the good fish into crates, but threw the bad ones away. <a href="/esv/matthew/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad. <a href="/bsb/matthew/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/blb/matthew/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> which when it was filled, they having drawn it up on the shore and having sat down, collected the good into vessels, and they cast out the bad. <a href="/kjv/matthew/13.htm">King James Bible</a> Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/13.htm">New King James Version</a> which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and when it was filled, they pulled it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away. <a href="/nasb/matthew/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> and when it was filled, they drew it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and when it was filled, they drew it up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away. <a href="/lsb/matthew/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and when it was filled, they drew it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away. <a href="/amp/matthew/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and when it was full, they dragged it up on the beach; and they sat down and sorted out the good fish into baskets, but the worthless ones they threw away. <a href="/csb/matthew/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> and when it was full, they dragged it ashore, sat down, and gathered the good fish into containers, but threw out the worthless ones. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> and when it was full, they dragged it ashore, sat down, and gathered the good fish into containers, but threw out the worthless ones. <a href="/asv/matthew/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/matthew/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When the net is full, it is dragged to the shore, and the fishermen sit down to separate the fish. They keep the good ones, but throw the bad ones away. <a href="/erv/matthew/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/matthew/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When it was full, they pulled it to the shore. Then they sat down, gathered the good fish into containers, and threw the bad ones away. <a href="/gnt/matthew/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> When the net is full, they pull it to shore and sit down to divide the fish: the good ones go into the buckets, the worthless ones are thrown away. <a href="/isv/matthew/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> When it was full, the fishermen hauled it ashore. Then they sat down, sorted the good fish into containers, and threw the bad ones away. <a href="/msb/matthew/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/matthew/13.htm">NET Bible</a> When it was full, they pulled it ashore, sat down, and put the good fish into containers and threw the bad away. <a href="/nheb/matthew/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/matthew/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Which, when it was full, they drew to the shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast away the bad. <a href="/wey/matthew/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> When full, they haul it up on the beach, and sit down and collect the good fish in baskets, while the worthless they throw away. <a href="/web/matthew/13.htm">World English Bible</a> which, when it was filled, fishermen drew up on the beach. They sat down and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> which, when it was filled, having drawn up again on the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they cast out, <a href="/blb/matthew/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> which when it was filled, they having drawn it up on the shore and having sat down, collected the good into vessels, and they cast out the bad. <a href="/ylt/matthew/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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, <a href="/slt/matthew/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Which when it was filled, having raised up upon the shore, and having set down, they gathered the good things into vessels, and the rotten things they cast without.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Which, when it was filled, they drew out, and sitting by the shore, they chose out the good into vessels, but the bad they cast forth. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> When it has been filled, drawing it out and sitting beside the shore, they selected the good into vessels, but the bad they threw away. <a href="/nabre/matthew/13.htm">New American Bible</a> When it is full they haul it ashore and sit down to put what is good into buckets. What is bad they throw away. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> when it was full, they drew it ashore, sat down, and put the good into baskets but threw out the bad.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> When it was filled, they drew it to the shore, and sat down and sorted them; the good ones they put into bags, and the bad they threw away. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But when it was full they brought it up to the seashore, and they sat and selected out and they placed the good in vessels and the bad they threw out.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> when it is full, they draw it to the shore; and sitting down, they collect the good into vessels, but throw the bad away. <a href="/godbey/matthew/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>which, when it was filled, drawing up on the shore, and sitting down, they gathered the good into baskets, and threw the bad away.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> which, when it was full, they drew to the beach, and sitting down, selected the good into baskets, but cast those of a bad kind away. <a href="/mace/matthew/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a> when it is full, they drag it to shore, then sit down, and pick out the good to lay by, but throw the bad away. <a href="/wey/matthew/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> When full, they haul it up on the beach, and sit down and collect the good fish in baskets, while the worthless they throw away. <a href="/worrell/matthew/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>which, when it was filled having drawn it up again upon the beach, and sitting down, they gathered the good into vessels, but cast away the bad.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>which, when it was full, they dragged to the shore, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, and threw out the bad.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/13-48.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=3868" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/13.htm">The Parable of the Net</a> 47Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish. 48<a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hēn (RelPro-AFS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/3753.htm" title="3753: hote (Adv) -- When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When.">When</a> <a href="/greek/4137.htm" title="4137: eplērōthē (V-AIP-3S) -- From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.">it was full,</a> <a href="/greek/307.htm" title="307: anabibasantes (V-APA-NMP) -- To draw up, as a net to shore. From ana and a derivative of the base of basis; to cause to go up, i.e. Haul.">the men pulled it</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/123.htm" title="123: aigialon (N-AMS) -- Sea-coast, (sandy) beach; shore (of sea or lake), land. From aisso and hals (on which the waves dash).">ashore.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/2523.htm" title="2523: kathisantes (V-APA-NMP) -- Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle.">they sat down</a> <a href="/greek/4816.htm" title="4816: synelexan (V-AIA-3P) -- To collect, gather. From sun and lego in its original sense; to collect.">and sorted</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2570.htm" title="2570: kala (Adj-ANP) -- Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous.">good fish</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/30.htm" title="30: angē (N-ANP) -- A vessel, flask. From aggos; a receptacle.">containers,</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">but</a> <a href="/greek/906.htm" title="906: ebalon (V-AIA-3P) -- (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.">threw</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4550.htm" title="4550: sapra (Adj-ANP) -- Rotten, useless, corrupt, depraved. From sepo; rotten, i.e. Worthless.">bad</a> <a href="/greek/1854.htm" title="1854: exō (Adv) -- Without, outside. Adverb from ek; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively.">away.</a> 49So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/25-32.htm">Matthew 25:32-33</a> All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. / He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left. <a href="/matthew/22-10.htm">Matthew 22:10-14</a> So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests. / But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes. / ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless. ... <a href="/matthew/7-22.htm">Matthew 7:22-23</a> Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ / Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’ <a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Matthew 3:12</a> His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” <a href="/luke/6-47.htm">Luke 6:47-49</a> I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them: / He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. / But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!” <a href="/luke/13-24.htm">Luke 13:24-30</a> “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able. / After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’ / Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’ ... <a href="/john/15-6.htm">John 15:6</a> If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned. <a href="/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28-29</a> Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment. <a href="/romans/2-6.htm">Romans 2:6-8</a> God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” / To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. / But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a> For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad. <a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12-15</a> And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. / The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. / Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire. ... <a href="/revelation/21-27.htm">Revelation 21:27</a> But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. <a href="/ezekiel/20-38.htm">Ezekiel 20:38</a> And I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against Me. I will bring them out of the land in which they dwell, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/34-17.htm">Ezekiel 34:17-22</a> This is what the Lord GOD says to you, My flock: ‘I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the goats. / Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear waters? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? / Why must My flock feed on what your feet have trampled, and drink what your feet have muddied?’ ... <a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a> And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.and gathered.<a href="/matthew/13-30.htm">Matthew 13:30,40-43</a> Let 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… <a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Matthew 3:12</a> Whose 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/27-42.htm">Ashore</a> <a href="/matthew/12-35.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Baskets</a> <a href="/matthew/13-2.htm">Beach</a> <a href="/matthew/13-47.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/matthew/13-30.htm">Collect</a> <a href="/matthew/10-7.htm">Drawn</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-2.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/matthew/13-14.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/matthew/13-47.htm">Fish</a> <a href="/matthew/4-18.htm">Fishermen</a> <a href="/matthew/13-40.htm">Full</a> <a href="/matthew/13-47.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/matthew/13-38.htm">Good</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-3.htm">Haul</a> <a href="/matthew/13-40.htm">Pulled</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-9.htm">Sands</a> <a href="/matthew/13-2.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/matthew/13-1.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/matthew/13-2.htm">Shore</a> <a href="/matthew/13-2.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-13.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/matthew/13-42.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/haggai/2-16.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/matthew/7-18.htm">Worthless</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/14-14.htm">Ashore</a> <a href="/matthew/13-49.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/matthew/14-20.htm">Baskets</a> <a href="/luke/5-3.htm">Beach</a> <a href="/matthew/13-50.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/matthew/17-25.htm">Collect</a> <a href="/matthew/26-45.htm">Drawn</a> <a href="/matthew/21-1.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/matthew/13-54.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/matthew/14-17.htm">Fish</a> <a href="/mark/1-16.htm">Fishermen</a> <a href="/matthew/13-49.htm">Full</a> <a href="/matthew/14-20.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/matthew/13-49.htm">Good</a> <a href="/luke/5-4.htm">Haul</a> <a href="/matthew/15-13.htm">Pulled</a> <a href="/romans/9-27.htm">Sands</a> <a href="/matthew/14-9.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/matthew/15-35.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/matthew/14-22.htm">Shore</a> <a href="/matthew/14-19.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/matthew/15-25.htm">Threw</a> <a href="/matthew/13-50.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/matthew/25-4.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/matthew/25-30.htm">Worthless</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 13</div>1. <a href="/matthew/13-1.htm">The parable of the sower and the seed;</a> 18. <a href="/matthew/13-18.htm">the explanation of it.</a> 24. <a href="/matthew/13-24.htm">The parable of the weeds;</a> 31. <a href="/matthew/13-31.htm">of the mustard seed;</a> 33. <a href="/matthew/13-33.htm">of the leaven;</a> 36. <a href="/matthew/13-36.htm">explanation of the parable of the weeds.</a> 44. <a href="/matthew/13-44.htm">The parable of the hidden treasure;</a> 45. <a href="/matthew/13-45.htm">of the pearl;</a> 47. <a href="/matthew/13-47.htm">of the drag net cast into the sea.</a> 53. <a href="/matthew/13-53.htm">Jesus is a prophet without honor in his own country.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical context, fullness often signifies the culmination of time or events, as seen in <a href="/galatians/4-4.htm">Galatians 4:4</a>, where the "fullness of time" refers to Christ's coming. The imagery of a net being full can be linked to the gathering of people for judgment, as seen in the parable of the wheat and tares earlier in <a href="/matthew/13.htm">Matthew 13</a>.the men pulled it ashore The act of pulling the net ashore signifies the gathering of people for judgment. In the cultural context of first-century Palestine, fishing was a common occupation, and the imagery would be familiar to Jesus' audience. The shore represents a place of transition, where the sea (often symbolizing chaos or the world) meets the land (symbolizing stability or the kingdom of God). This transition reflects the movement from earthly life to divine judgment.Then they sat down Sitting down indicates a deliberate and thoughtful process, often associated with judgment or teaching in biblical times. In Jewish tradition, rabbis would sit to teach, and judges would sit to deliberate cases. This action underscores the careful and discerning nature of the judgment process, as seen in <a href="/psalms/1-5.htm">Psalm 1:5</a>, where the wicked will not stand in the judgment.and sorted the good fish into containers The sorting of fish represents the separation of the righteous from the wicked, a common theme in Jesus' parables. The good fish symbolize those who are righteous and have lived according to God's will. Containers suggest preservation and value, indicating that the righteous are treasured and kept safe for eternal life. This imagery parallels the separation of sheep and goats in <a href="/matthew/25-32.htm">Matthew 25:32-33</a>.but threw the bad away The bad fish represent those who are wicked or have rejected God's ways. Throwing them away signifies their exclusion from the kingdom of God and eternal life. This act of discarding reflects the finality of divine judgment, as seen in <a href="/revelation/20-15.htm">Revelation 20:15</a>, where those not found in the book of life are cast into the lake of fire. The imagery emphasizes the seriousness of living a life aligned with God's will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_fishermen.htm">The Fishermen</a> Represent the angels or servants of God who are tasked with gathering and sorting. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a> Symbolizes the world where all kinds of people live and interact. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_net.htm">The Net</a> Represents the kingdom of heaven, which gathers all people together. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_good_fish.htm">The Good Fish</a> Symbolize the righteous or those who have accepted the Gospel. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_bad_fish.htm">The Bad Fish</a> Represent the wicked or those who reject the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_kingdom's_inclusivity_and_exclusivity.htm">The Kingdom's Inclusivity and Exclusivity</a> The net gathers all kinds of fish, symbolizing the inclusive call of the Gospel. However, there is an exclusive sorting process, emphasizing the need for genuine faith and righteousness. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_judgment.htm">The Certainty of Judgment</a> Just as the fishermen sort the fish, there will be a divine judgment where the righteous are separated from the wicked. This underscores the importance of living a life aligned with God's will. <a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_the_gospel.htm">The Urgency of the Gospel</a> The parable highlights the urgency of responding to the Gospel message. We must ensure we are among the "good fish" by accepting Christ and living according to His teachings. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_discipleship.htm">The Role of Discipleship</a> As believers, we are called to be "fishers of men" (<a href="/matthew/4-19.htm">Matthew 4:19</a>), participating in the gathering process by sharing the Gospel and making disciples. <a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a> This parable encourages self-reflection on our spiritual state. Are we living as the "good fish," bearing fruit in keeping with repentance?<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 13</a> <a href="/q/what_if_a_net_catches_all_fish.htm">What happens when a net catches all kinds of fish?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_spiritual_sacrifices.htm">What are the key events in Jesus' life timeline?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_jesus'_coin-in-fish_claim.htm">In Matthew 17:24-27, Jesus tells Peter to find a coin in a fish's mouth to pay the temple tax. Is there any evidence or logical explanation for this unusual claim?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_5_loaves,_2_fish_feed_thousands.htm">In Matthew 14:15-21, how can five loaves and two fish realistically feed thousands of people?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 48. - Which, when it was full; filled (Revised Version, ἐπληρώθη); i.e. not as a matter of course, but by those that came or were brought in. They drew to shore. The Revised Version reproduces the local touch, they drew up on the beach (ver. 2, note). In the parable those who cast the net also separate the fish, but this identification of two distinct sets of persons (vers. 24, 30, 37, 41) is merely part of the machinery of the story (cf. ver. 25). And sat down. How true to life. Perhaps it "intimates the thoughtful care with which the work of separation is performed" (Goebel). And gathered (συνέλεξαν); ver. 30, note. The good. Corresponding to their proper nature also in appearance (τὰ καλά: cf. <a href="/matthew/7-17.htm">Matthew 7:17</a>, note). Into vessels, but cast the bad (τὰ δὲ σαπρά); <a href="/matthew/7-17.htm">Matthew 7:17, 18</a>, notes; <a href="/matthew/12-33.htm">Matthew 12:33</a>. Not to be pressed to mean "corrupt, dead fish, in a state of rottenness" (Goebel), for surely fishermen seldom get many of these, but simply the worthless, the unfit for use. This would include the legally unclean. Tristram writes," The greater number of the species taken on the lake are rejected by the fishermen, and I have sat with them on the gunwale while they went through their net, and threw out into the sea those that were too small for the market or were considered unclean" ('Nat. Hist. of Bible,' p. 291, edit. 1889). Away (ἔξω ἔβαλον). Compare, for both language and thought, the treatment of the salt that has lost its savour (<a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">Matthew 5:13</a>). <a href="/commentaries/matthew/13-48.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>When ὅτε (hote) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3753.htm">Strong's 3753: </a> When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When. it was full, ἐπληρώθη (eplērōthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4137.htm">Strong's 4137: </a> From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc. [the men] pulled [it] ἀναβιβάσαντες (anabibasantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_307.htm">Strong's 307: </a> To draw up, as a net to shore. From ana and a derivative of the base of basis; to cause to go up, i.e. Haul. ashore. αἰγιαλὸν (aigialon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_123.htm">Strong's 123: </a> Sea-coast, (sandy) beach; shore (of sea or lake), land. From aisso and hals (on which the waves dash). Then καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. they sat down καθίσαντες (kathisantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2523.htm">Strong's 2523: </a> Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle. [and] sorted συνέλεξαν (synelexan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4816.htm">Strong's 4816: </a> To collect, gather. From sun and lego in its original sense; to collect. the τὰ (ta) Article - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. good [fish] καλὰ (kala) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2570.htm">Strong's 2570: </a> Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous. into εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. containers, ἄγγη (angē) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_30.htm">Strong's 30: </a> A vessel, flask. From aggos; a receptacle. but δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. threw ἔβαλον (ebalon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_906.htm">Strong's 906: </a> (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw. the τὰ (ta) Article - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. bad σαπρὰ (sapra) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4550.htm">Strong's 4550: </a> Rotten, useless, corrupt, depraved. From sepo; rotten, i.e. Worthless. away. ἔξω (exō) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_1854.htm">Strong's 1854: </a> Without, outside. 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