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| 48 when it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into vessels but threw away the bad. | 48 When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. |
| 49 So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous, | 49 This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous |
| 50 and throw them into the furnace of fire; there men will weep and gnash their teeth. | 50 and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. |
| 51 "Have you understood all this?" They said to him, "Yes." | 51 "Have you understood all these things?" Jesus asked. "Yes," they replied. |
| 52 And he said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old." | 52 He said to them, "Therefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old." |
| 53 And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there, | 53 When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there. |
| 54 and coming to his own country he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? | 54 Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?" they asked. |
| 55 Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? | 55 "Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother's name Mary, and aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? |
| 56 And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all this?" | 56 Aren't all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?" |
| 57 And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house." | 57 And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor." |
| 58 And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief. | 58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith. |
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