46. One day he found a very fine pearl. He went and sold everything he had to buy it.
47. “Also, God’s kingdom is like a net that was put into the lake. The net caught many different kinds of fish.
48. It was full, so the fishermen pulled it to the shore. They sat down and put all the good fish in baskets. Then they threw away the bad fish.
49. It will be the same at the end of time. The angels will come and separate the evil people from the godly people.
50. They will throw the evil people into the place of fire. There the people will cry and grind their teeth with pain.”
51. Then Jesus asked his followers, “Do you understand all these things?” They said, “Yes, we understand.”