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Again,Πάλινthe kingdomἡ βασιλείαof heavenτῶν οὐρανῶνisἐστὶνlikeὁμοίαa dragnetσαγήνῃthrownβληθείσῃintoεἰςthe seaτὴν θάλασσανandκαὶgatheringσυναγαγούσῃfish ofἐκeveryπαντὸςkind;γένους
Matthew 13:47
Study it in the app“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet thrown into the sea and gathering fish of every kind;”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 13:47, word by word
- AgainΠάλινPalin
also
Adds something to what was said, on the other hand.
Where else “Palin” appears- the kingdomβασιλείαbasileia
kingdom of God
God's rule, which comes with Jesus.
Where else “basileia” appears- of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōn
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranōn” appears- isἐστὶνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- likeὁμοίαhomoia
like
Like, similar.
Where else “homoia” appears- a dragnetσαγήνῃsagēnēi
dragnet
Dragnet: a large net drawn through the water to catch fish.
Where else “sagēnēi” appears- thrownβληθείσῃblētheisēi
throw
To hurl something or someone away from oneself.
Where else “blētheisēi” appears- the seaθάλασσανthalassan
sea
Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.
Where else “thalassan” appears- gatheringσυναγαγούσῃsynagagousēi
gather
To bring people or things together into one place.
Where else “synagagousēi” appears- kindγένουςgenous
kind
A group of similar things.
Where else “genous” appears
Translation note
The dragnet (sagēnē) was stretched between two boats and swept up everything it met.
The context
46and finding one very valuable pearl, he went away and sold all that he had and bought it.
47 · This verse (above)
48when it was full, they hauled it up onto the shore and sat down and gathered the good ones into containers, but threw the bad ones away.
To study Matthew 13 in a group
1. What it says
On which four kinds of ground did the sower's seed fall (vv. 4–8)?
2. What it means
Why did Jesus teach the crowds in parables (vv. 10–13)?
3. How I live it
In the sower's parable, worry can choke the word (v. 22). What chokes it most in your day?