45. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.
46. And when he found one very valuable pearl, he went and sold everything that he possessed and purchased it.
47. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind,
48. which when it was filled they pulled to shore and sat down and collected the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw out.
49. Thus it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out and separate the evil from among the righteous
50. and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!
51. “Have you understood all these things?” They said to him, “Yes.”
52. And he said to them, “For this reason every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of the house who brings out of his storeroom new things and old things.”
53. And it happened that when Jesus had finished these parables he went away from there.
54. And he came to his hometown and began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were amazed and said, “From where did this man get this wisdom and these miracles?
55. Is not this one the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
56. And are not all his sisters with us? From where then did this man get all these things?”