Matthew 13:47

The Parable Of The Dragnet

⁴⁶ He finds one most costly pearl; he goes away; and though it costs all he has, he buys it. ⁴⁷ "Again the Kingdom of the Heavens is like a draw-net let down into the sea, which encloses fish of all sorts. ⁴⁸ When full, they haul it up on the beach, and sit down and collect the good fish in baskets, while the worthless they throw away.

Kingdom of Heaven

Matthew 4:19

And He said to them, "Come and follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."

Matthew 13:26-30

But when the blade shoots up and the grain is formed, then appears the darnel also.

Matthew 22:9-10

Go out therefore to the crossroads, and everybody you meet invite to the wedding.'

Matthew 25:1-4

"Then will the Kingdom of the Heavens be found to be like ten bridesmaids who took their torches and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Mark 1:17

"Come and follow me," said Jesus, "and I will make you fishers for men."

Luke 5:10

and so were Simon's partners James and John, the sons of Zabdi.)

Luke 14:21-23

"So the servant came and brought these answers to his master, and they stirred his anger. "'Go out quickly,' he said, 'into the streets of the city--the wide ones and the narrow. You will see poor men, and crippled, blind, lame: fetch them all in here.'

John 15:2

Every branch in me--if it bears no fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

John 15:6

If any one does not continue in me, he is like the unfruitful branch which is at once thrown away and then withers up. Such branches they gather up and throw into the fire and they are burned.

Acts 5:1-10

There was a man of the name of Ananias who, with his wife Sapphira, sold some property but,

Acts 8:18-22

When, however, Simon saw that it was through the laying on of the Apostles' hands that the Spirit was bestowed, he offered them money.

Acts 20:30

and that from among your own selves men will rise up who will seek with their perverse talk to draw away the disciples after them.

1 Corinthians 5:1-6

It is actually reported that there is fornication among you, and of a kind unheard of even among the Gentiles--a man has his father's wife!

1 Corinthians 10:1-12

For I would have you remember, brethren, how our forefathers were all of them sheltered by the cloud, and all got safely through the Red Sea.

1 Corinthians 11:19

For there must of necessity be differences of opinion among you, in order that it may be plainly seen who are the men of sterling worth among you.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

For men of this stamp are sham apostles, dishonest workmen, assuming the garb of Apostles of Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:26

I have served Him by frequent travelling, amid dangers in crossing rivers, dangers from robbers; dangers from my own countrymen, dangers from the Gentiles; dangers in the city, dangers in the Desert, dangers by sea, dangers from spies in our midst;

2 Corinthians 12:20-21

For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may not find you to be what I desire, and that you may find me to be what you do not desire; that perhaps there may be contention, jealousy, bitter feeling, party spirit, ill-natured talk, backbiting, undue eulogy, unrest;

Galatians 2:4

Yet there was danger of this through the false brethren secretly introduced into the Church, who had stolen in to spy out the freedom which is ours in Christ Jesus, in order to rob us of it.

2 Timothy 3:2-5

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, profane. They will be disobedient to parents, thankless, irreligious,

2 Timothy 4:3-4

For a time is coming when they will not tolerate wholesome instruction, but, wanting to have their ears tickled, they will find a multitude of teachers to satisfy their own fancies;

Titus 1:9-11

holding fast to the faithful Message which he has received, so that he may be well qualified both to encourage others with sound teaching and to reply successfully to opponents.

2 Peter 2:1-3

But there were also false prophets among the people, as there will be teachers of falsehood among you also, who will cunningly introduce fatal divisions, disowning even the Sovereign Lord who has redeemed them, and bringing on themselves swift destruction.

2 Peter 2:13-22

being doomed to receive a requital for their guilt. They reckon it pleasure to feast daintily in broad daylight. They are spots and blemishes, while feeding luxuriously at their love-feasts, and banqueting with you.

1 John 2:18-19

Dear children, the last hour has come; and as you once heard that there was to be an anti-Christ, so even now many anti-Christs have appeared. By this we may know that the last hour has come.

1 John 4:1-6

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but put the spirits to the test to see whether they are from God; for many false teachers have gone out into the world.

Jude 1:4-5

For certain persons have crept in unnoticed--men spoken of in ancient writings as pre-destined to this condemnation--ungodly men, who pervert the grace of our God into an excuse for immorality, and disown Jesus Christ, our only Sovereign and Lord.

Revelation 3:1

"To the minister of the Church at Sardis write as follows: "'This is what He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars says. I know your doings--you are supposed to be alive, but in reality you are dead.

Revelation 3:15-17

I know your doings--you are neither cold nor hot; I would that you were cold or hot!