Matthew 13:47

The Parable Of The Dragnet

⁴⁶ When he found one priceless pearl, he went and sold everything he had, and bought it. ⁴⁷ “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a large net thrown into the sea. It collected every kind of fish, ⁴⁸ and when it was full, they dragged it ashore, sat down, and gathered the good fish into containers, but threw out the worthless ones.

Kingdom of Heaven

Matthew 4:19

“Follow Me,” He told them, “and I will make you fish for people!”

Matthew 13:26-30

When the plants sprouted and produced grain, then the weeds also appeared.

Matthew 22:9-10

Therefore go to where the roads exit the city and invite everyone you find to the banquet.’

Matthew 25:1-4

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like 10 virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom.

Mark 1:17

“Follow Me,” Jesus told them, “and I will make you fish for people!”

Luke 5:10

and so were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s partners.

“Don’t be afraid,” Jesus told Simon. “From now on you will be catching people!”

Luke 14:21-23

“So the slave came back and reported these things to his master. Then in anger, the master of the house told his slave, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in here the poor, maimed, blind, and lame!’

John 15:2

Every branch in Me that does not produce fruit He removes, and He prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit.

John 15:6

If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown aside like a branch and he withers. They gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

Acts 5:1-10

But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property.

Acts 8:18-22

When Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,

Acts 20:30

And men will rise up from your own number with deviant doctrines to lure the disciples into following them.

1 Corinthians 5:1-6

It is widely reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and the kind of sexual immorality that is not even tolerated among the Gentiles—a man is living with his father’s wife.

1 Corinthians 10:1-12

Now I want you to know, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, all passed through the sea,

1 Corinthians 11:19

There must, indeed, be factions among you, so that those who are approved may be recognized among you.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:26

On frequent journeys, I faced
dangers from rivers,
dangers from robbers,
dangers from my own people,
dangers from the Gentiles,
dangers in the city,
dangers in the open country,
dangers on the sea,
and dangers among false brothers;

2 Corinthians 12:20-21

For I fear that perhaps when I come I will not find you to be what I want, and I may not be found by you to be what you want; there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

Galatians 2:4

This issue arose because of false brothers smuggled in, who came in secretly to spy on the freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.

2 Timothy 3:2-5

For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

2 Timothy 4:3-4

For the time will come when they will not tolerate sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, will multiply teachers for themselves because they have an itch to hear something new.

Titus 1:9-11

holding to the faithful message as taught, so that he will be able both to encourage with sound teaching and to refute those who contradict it.

2 Peter 2:1-3

But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, and will bring swift destruction on themselves.

2 Peter 2:13-22

suffering harm as the payment for unrighteousness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in the daytime. They are spots and blemishes, delighting in their deceptions as they feast with you.

1 John 2:18-19

Children, it is the last hour. And as you have heard, “Antichrist is coming,” even now many antichrists have come. We know from this that it is the last hour.

1 John 4:1-6

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Jude 1:4-5

For some men, who were designated for this judgment long ago, have come in by stealth; they are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into promiscuity and denying Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.

Revelation 3:1

“Write to the angel of the church in Sardis:

“The One who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars says: I know your works; you have a reputation for being alive, but you are dead.

Revelation 3:15-17

I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot.