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.”
52. Then Jesus said to the followers, “So every teacher of the law who has learned about God’s kingdom has some new things to teach. He is like the owner of a house. He has new things and old things saved in that house. And he brings out the new with the old.”
53. When Jesus finished teaching with these stories, he left there.
54. He went to the town where he grew up. He taught the people in the synagogue, and they were amazed. They said, “Where did this man get such wisdom and this power to do miracles?
55. Isn’t he just the son of the carpenter we know? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?