Matthew 13:48
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Which, when it was filled, they drew out, and sitting by the shore, they chose out the good into vessels, but the bad they cast forth.

and gathered.

Matthew 13:30,40-43 Suffer both to grow until the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers: Gather up first the cockle, and bind it into bundles to burn, but the wheat gather ye into my barn. . . .

Matthew 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor and gather his wheat into the barn; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.

Context
The Parable of the Net
47Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a net cast into the sea, and gathering together of all kinds of fishes. 48Which, when it was filled, they drew out, and sitting by the shore, they chose out the good into vessels, but the bad they cast forth. 49So shall it be at the end of the world. The angels shall go out, and shall separate the wicked from among the just.…
Cross References
Matthew 4:18
And Jesus walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers).

Matthew 13:47
Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a net cast into the sea, and gathering together of all kinds of fishes.

Matthew 13:49
So shall it be at the end of the world. The angels shall go out, and shall separate the wicked from among the just.

Lexicon
When
ὅτε (hote)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3753: When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When.

it was full,
ἐπληρώθη (eplērōthē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4137: From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.

[the men] pulled [it]
ἀναβιβάσαντες (anabibasantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 307: To draw up, as a net to shore. From ana and a derivative of the base of basis; to cause to go up, i.e. Haul.

ashore.
αἰγιαλὸν (aigialon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 123: Sea-coast, (sandy) beach; shore (of sea or lake), land. From aisso and hals (on which the waves dash).

Then
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

they sat down
καθίσαντες (kathisantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2523: Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle.

[and] sorted
συνέλεξαν (synelexan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4816: To collect, gather. From sun and lego in its original sense; to collect.

the
τὰ (ta)
Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

good [fish]
καλὰ (kala)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2570: Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

containers,
ἄγγη (angē)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 30: A vessel, flask. From aggos; a receptacle.

but
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

threw
ἔβαλον (ebalon)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 906: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.

the
τὰ (ta)
Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

bad
σαπρὰ (sapra)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 4550: Rotten, useless, corrupt, depraved. From sepo; rotten, i.e. Worthless.

away.
ἔξω (exō)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 1854: Without, outside. Adverb from ek; out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively.


Additional Translations
When it was full, the men pulled it ashore. Then they sat down and sorted the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away.

which when it was filled, they having drawn it up on the shore and having sat down, collected the good into vessels, and they cast out the bad.

Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.

which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away.

which, when it has been filled, having drawn up on the shore and sat down, they gathered the good into vessels and cast the worthless out.

which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away.

Which, when it was full, they drew to the shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast away the bad.

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.

which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach. They sat down, and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away.

which, when it was filled, having drawn up again upon the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they did cast out,
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