Matthew 13:47

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

Cross-reference

Matthew 13:26-30 similarly depicts final separation of good and bad—the dragnet parable provides a complementary image of gathering and sorting.

Matthew 13:24's parable of the weeds also depicts a mixed field until harvest — a direct parallel to the net gathering both good and bad fish.

Matthew 22:10 also describes gathering both good and bad — the same inclusive gathering of all kinds before final separation, as in the net parable.

Matthew 4:19 uses the same fishing metaphor—there for calling disciples, here the net represents final judgment gathering all people.

Matthew 22:9 commands inviting everyone found—the dragnet parable also gathers all kinds before a final separation.

Matthew 25:1-4 presents wise and foolish virgins — a mixture within the kingdom community, similar to the net's catch of both good and bad fish awaiting separation.

1 John 2:19 Parallel

1 John 2:19 describes false believers leaving, making plain they were never truly of us — mirroring the parable's final separation of bad fish.

2 Peter 2:13-22 depicts false teachers as blots and blemishes — the 'bad fish' that will be separated from the good at judgment.

2 Peter 2:1-3 warns of false teachers who secretly bring destructive heresies — these are the 'bad fish' mixed with good in the kingdom net.

In Titus 1:9-11, there are many insubordinate deceivers in the church — like the bad fish mixed with good in the net.

John 15:6 Parallel

John 15:6 says unfruitful branches are thrown into the fire — the same judgment imagery as the bad fish being cast into the furnace in the net parable.

Jude 1:4 Parallel

Jude 1:4 speaks of ungodly people who have crept in unnoticed — exactly the 'bad fish' mixed with good in the parable's net.

Acts 10:11 Parallel

Acts 10:11's vision of all kinds of creatures parallels the net gathering every kind — both show God including all people.

Luke 5:10 Parallel

Luke 5:10 promises catching men—the dragnet in Matthew 13:47 widens the image to a universal catch with judgment.

Mark 1:17 Parallel

Mark 1:17 also has 'fishers of men'—Matthew 13:47's dragnet gives a different twist: gathering all kinds before sorting.

Ezekiel 47:10 Related theme

Ezekiel 47:10 pictures fishermen spreading nets in the restored land — a prophetic image of abundance that echoes the eschatological harvest in this parable.

1 John 4:1-6 calls for testing spirits because many false prophets have gone out — these are the 'bad fish' in the net of the kingdom.

Jude 1:5 Parallel

Jude 1:5 reminds that God saved Israel but later destroyed unbelievers — a pattern echoed in the parable where bad fish are thrown away at judgment.

1 John 2:18 Parallel

1 John 2:18 mentions many antichrists appearing in the last hour — these are the 'bad fish' mixed in with the good in the net of the kingdom.

John 15:2 Parallel

John 15:2 describes cutting off unfruitful branches — a separation of the bad from the good within the covenant community, like the net's final sorting.

Luke 14:21-23 shows a master gathering everyone from the streets — the same universal call that fills the kingdom, paralleling the net's catch of every kind.