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Matthew 13:47-50

MATTHEW—NOTE ON Matthew 13:47 The net, shaped like a long wall, was dragged toward shore by both ends, trapping fish of every kind. sorted. Fish without scales and fins were considered bad and unclean (see Leviticus 11:9).

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 47. _IS LIKE UNTO A NET_] _A drag-net_. This is the proper meaning of σαγηνη, which the Latins translate _verriculum_, a _sweep_ _net; Quod in aquam jacitur ad pisces comprehendendos; imprimis,...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO A NET ... - This parable does not differ in meaning from that of the tares. The gospel is compared to a net dragging along on the bottom of a lake, and collecting al...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    II. THE REJECTED KINGDOM AND THE REJECTED KING. CHAPTER S 13-28. 1. The King at the Seaside. The Mysteries of the Kingdom. CHAPTER 13 1. The King at the Seaside. (Matthew 13:1 .) 2. The Parable of...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    FURTHER PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM. The treasure and the pearl (Matthew 13:44) are one, and have one point everything must be sacrificed for the highest good, the Kingdom. This urgent, intense wholeheart...

  • B. W. Johnson's Bible Commentary

    III. THE WICKED SEVERED FROM THE JUST. 47. THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE. NET. The Savior's illustrations all come home to his audience. Many were husbandmen; many were women familiar with the culin...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a net which was cast into the sea, and which gathered all kinds of things. When it was full, they hauled it up on to the shore, and sat down, and collected the go...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    MANY THINGS IN PARABLES (Matthew 13:1-58) Matthew 13:1-58 is a very important chapter in the pattern of the gospel. (i) It shows a definite turning-point in the ministry of Jesus. At the beginning of...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    A NET. a drag-net, or seine. Greek. _sagene._ Occurs only here. OF. out of. Greek. _ek._ App-104....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The Parable of the Net, in St Matthew only 47. _a net, that was cast into the sea_ The reference is to the large drag-net or _seine_[Greek σαγήνη the word in the text hence _sagena_(Vulgate) and Engli...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    THE PARABLE OF THE NET, in St Matthew only....

  • Catena Aurea Commentary

    VER 47. "AGAIN, THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO A NET, THAT WAS CAST INTO THE SEA, AND GATHERED OF EVERY KIND: 48. WHICH, WHEN IT WAS FULL, THEY DREW TO SHORE, AND SAT DOWN, AND GATHERED THE GOOD I...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _THE PARABLE OF THE DRAGNET MATTHEW 13:47-58:_ The dragnet was a common way of fishing in Jesus' day and is still used today. The dragnet took in all kinds of fish. Just so, the gospel net brings all...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΣΑΓΉΝΗ (G4522) _dat. sing._ невод, длинная сеть. Эти сети открываются, чтобы захватить большой участок моря, потом снова стягиваются и заключают в себя все, что в них попало (Trench, Synonyms, 236). _...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 1366 THE NET Matthew 13:47. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: which, when it urns full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    AGAIN, THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO A NET— This parable intimates, that by the preaching of the Gospel a visible church should be gathered on earth, consistingboth of good and bad men, mingled i...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    B. THE PROBLEM OF EVIL IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD: THE TRIALS OF TRUTH 2. THE PARABLE OF THE DRAGNET TEXT: 13:47-50 47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathe...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: AGAIN, THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO A NET, THAT WAS CAST INTO THE SEA, AND GATHERED O...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    37 The history of the kingdom proclamation in Acts and what is predicted the circumcision epistles and the Unveiling fully bears out our Lord's forecast. There were the seven sons of Sceva (Act_19:15)...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    A DAY OF PARABLES 1-3a. Teaching by parables begun (Mark 4:1; Luke 8:4). This chapter introduces a new type of teaching, that by parables. St. Matthew gives us a group of seven, the first four of whic...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    A NET] lit. 'drag-net,' i.e. an oblong net of immense length, employed near the shore. The bottom edge was weighted with lead, and swept the bottom of the sea. The upper edge floated on the surface of...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE NET (peculiar to St. Matthew). At first sight the teaching of this parable is the same as that of the parable of the tares. There is the same identification of the Kingdom of Heaven with the earth...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 13 STORIES ABOUT WHERE GOD RULES 13:1-52 Matthew wrote down a lot of the things that Jesus taught. This chapter is the third section...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO A NET. — The net in this case is not the hand-net of Matthew 4:18, but the _sagenè,_ or great drag-net, which drew in a larger haul of fishes. The day’s teaching in...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER 11 The Parables of the Kingdom - Matthew 13:1 "THE same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side." We can well imagine that, after such a series of discouragements and mortifi...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    _Three other parables: the Treasure, the Pearl, the Net_....

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    _The Net_. σαγήνῃ, _vide_ on Matthew 4:21. ἐκ παντὸς γένους συν.: a matter of course, not intended but inevitable; large movements influence all sorts of people....

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    SECURING TREASURE; REJECTING THE BAD Matthew 13:44-50 The parables of treasure and pearl are a pair. They describe the various ways we come to know God's truth. Some happen on it suddenly. They are...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This chapter contains the seven parables of the Kingdom. The reason for the parabolic teaching of Christ is set forth here. This first parable was spoken to the multitudes (verses Mat 13:2-3). Its exp...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    (8) Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: (8) There are many in the Church who nevertheless are not of the Church, and therefore at...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    CHAPTER 27 THE LEAVEN Matthew 13:33. _“He spake another parable to them: The kingdom of the heavens is like unto leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, until all were leav...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. (45) Agai...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    47._Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net. _No new instruction is here given by Christ; but what he formerly taught is confirmed by another parable, that the Church of God, so long as it exists i...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The Lord was no longer seeking fruit in His vine. It had been requisite according to God's relations with Israel that He should seek this fruit; but His true service, He well knew, was to bring that w...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AGAIN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE UNTO A NET,.... By which also is meant, the Gospel, and the ministry of it. This may be compared to a net, for its meanness in the esteem of men; being despicable,...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: Ver. 47. _Again the kingdom, &c._] Christ is an incessant teacher: learn then, for shame, lest...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The kingdom of heaven is like unto a net_, &c. The gospel preached to the world may be compared to a net _cast into the sea_, and _gathering_ fishes of _all kinds._ For by the preaching of it congreg...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    A NET-CAST INTO THE SEA; the sea is the world, and the net is the gospel with its ministers and ordinances. This parable has a close relation to that of the tares in the field. It shows the mixture of...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    This chapter begins a new division of the book. Israel is looked at as set aside because of unbelief: the Lord went out of the house (typically Israel's house), and set by the seaside. The sea is typi...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    44-52 Here are four parables. 1. That of the treasure hid in the field. Many slight the gospel, because they look only upon the surface of the field. But all who search the Scriptures, so as in them...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 13:50"....

  • NT Verse References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers

    Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book VI I pass over in silence at present the parable which says in the Gospel: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who cast a net into the sea and out of the multitud...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Matthew 13:47 Again G3825 kingdom G932 heaven G3772 is G2076 (G5748) like G3664 dragnet G4522 cast G906 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE PARABLE OF THE DRAGNET (13:47-49). This parable parallels that of the good and the bad seed, the wheat and the darnel (Matthew 13:24). But whereas in the explanation of the first parable there is...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    “Again, the kingly rule of heaven is like to a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind, which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the go...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    JESUS SPEAKS TO HIS DISCIPLES IN PARABLES SO THAT THEIR EYES MAY BE OPENED (13:34-52). This next part-section is also in the form of a chiasmus. ANALYSIS. a Jesus speaks in parables not only for th...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE EIGHT PARABLES OF THE KINGLY RULE OF HEAVEN (13:1-53). Having made clear that the Kingly Rule of Heaven is advancing forcefully (Matthew 11:12) and that through Jesus' activities as the Servant of...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Matthew 13:47. A NET, THAT WAS CAST INTO THE SEA. A drag-net or seine is meant. Appropriate for an audience largely made up of fishermen. The parable resembles that of the tares; that, however, repres...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    These three parables relate mainly to human effort in the development of the kingdom of heaven. The last one corresponds to the second, while the fifth and sixth form a pair; the transition of thought...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    INTRODUCTORY NOTE. The Evangelist has just represented our Lord in opposition to the Pharisees. (A few events probably intervened; see Luke 11-13.) Thus His claims as the Messiah came out more fully....

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    A NET (σαγηνη). Drag-net. Latin, _sagena_, English, seine. The ends were stretched out and drawn together. Only example of the word in the N.T. Just as the field is the world, so the drag-net catch...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN The parable of the Net (Greek, "sagēnē", "net") presents another view from that of the wheat and tares of the mysteries of the kingdom as the sphere of profession, but with th...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Matthew 13:3 The Parables of the Kingdom. I. Taking these seven parables all together, notice, first, the fact that our Lord, in describing the kingdom of heaven, did deliberately use many parables,...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Matthew 13:24. _Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:_ Jesus never sowed any other kind of seed. The truth wh...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Matthew 13:24. _Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:_ He knew that it was good. It had been tested: it was u...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven. The sower, tares and wheat, grain of mustard seed, leaven, hid treasure, pearl, drag net. CHARACTERS: Jesus, disciples, Satan, Isaiah. CONCLUSION: The pr...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Matthew 13:2. _He went into a ship._ A small vessel or boat, probably belonging to one of the disciples, several of whom were fishermen. Matthew 13:3. _He spake many things to them in parables._ On th...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE A NET. All kinds of people will be in the messianic community, which is the Kingdom/church on earth. No attempt to sort them out will be done now. But, when time ends, th...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The kingdom of heaven is like unto a net that was cast into the sea._ THE DRAWNET 1. We of this generation, a miscellaneous multitude of old and young, good and evil, move about at liberty in the w...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 13:47. NET.—The reference is to the large drag-net or _seine_, [σαγήνη—hence _sagena_ (Vulgate) and English _sean_ or _seine_]. One end of the _seine_ is held on the shore, t...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION A few remarks by way of introduction to the characteristic portion of this chapter (Matthew 13:1). (1) We have here a collection of the Lord's parables, all spoken, as it would appear, at...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now as we enter into the thirteenth chapter, we come into the area of the parables that deal with the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. And in these we have more or less a key to all parables. And y...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 10:1; 1 Corinthians 11:19; 1 Corinthians 5:1; 1 John 2:18;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Net [σ α γ η ν η]. See on Matthew 4:18. The only occurrence of the word in the New Testament. A long draw - net, the ends of which are carried out and drawn together. Through the transcription of the...

  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

    The design and scope of this parable also is to set forth the state of the gospel church, which is like. floor, where chaff is mixed with wheat;. field, where tares are mixed with good corn;. net, whe...

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