“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:”
King James Version (KJV)
13:45 The kingdom of heaven - That is, one who earnestly seeks for
Mt 13:47 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a net. The Savior's illustrations all come home to his audience. Many were husbandmen; many were women familiar with the culinary art; some were merchants; many were fishermen. A drag net or seine is meant. Gathered of every kind. Here again, as in the parable of the Tares, it is taught that, at the end of the world, the angels shall sever the wicked from the just.
ΒΆ Againe, the kingdome of heauen is like vnto a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered of euery kind,
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet cast into the sea, and gathering {fish} of every kind;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
- American Standard Version (1901)
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, which was put into the sea and took in every sort of fish:
- Basic English Bible
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a seine which has been cast into the sea, and which has gathered together of every kind,
- Darby Bible
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
- Webster's Bible
Again the Kingdom of the Heavens is like a draw-net let down into the sea, which encloses fish of all sorts.
- Weymouth Bible
Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind,
- World English Bible
Eft the kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to a nette cast into the see, and that gaderith to gidere of al kynde of fisschis;
- Wycliffe Bible
`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and did gather together of every kind,
- Youngs Literal Bible