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whenὅτεitἣνwas full,ἐπληρώθηthey hauled it upἀναβιβάσαντεςontoἐπὶthe shoreτὸν αἰγιαλὸνandκαὶsat downκαθίσαντεςand gatheredσυνέλεξανthe good onesτὰ καλὰintoεἰςcontainers,ἄγγηbutδὲthrewἔβαλονthe bad onesτὰ σαπρὰaway.ἔξω
Matthew 13:48
Study it in the app“when 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.”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 13:48, word by word
- was fullἐπληρώθηeplērōthē
fill
To occupy something completely, leaving no gap.
Where else “eplērōthē” appears- they hauled it upἀναβιβάσαντεςanabibasantes
draw up
Draw up, bring up, haul ashore.
Where else “anabibasantes” appears- the shoreαἰγιαλὸνaigialon
shore, beach
Beach, seashore.
Where else “aigialon” appears- sat downκαθίσαντεςkathisantes
sit down
To take a seat, often to teach, judge or reign.
Where else “kathisantes” appears- and gatheredσυνέλεξανsynelexan
gather, collect
Gather, collect, pick up.
Where else “synelexan” appears- the good onesκαλὰkala
beautiful
Lovely to look at.
Where else “kala” appears- containersἄγγηangē
container, vessel
Container, vessel, basket.
Where else “angē” appears- threwἔβαλονebalon
throw
To hurl something or someone away from oneself.
Where else “ebalon” appears- the bad onesσαπρὰsapra
rotten, bad
Rotten, bad, worthless, no good for anything.
Where else “sapra” appears- awayἔξωexō
outside
Points to the space on the other side of a door, a wall or a group.
Where else “exō” appears
The context
47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet thrown into the sea and gathering fish of every kind;
48 · This verse (above)
49So it will be at the end of the age: the angels will go out and separate the evil from among the righteous
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?