The Daily Audio Bible

God’s Kingdom Is Like a Net Catching Every Kind of Fish. The Bad Are Thrown Out

⁴⁷ “Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a drag-net^[a] having been cast into the sea and having gathered fish of every kind— ⁴⁸ which, when it was filled, having pulled it up on the shore, and having sat-down, they collected the good ones into containers and threw the bad^[b] ones outside. ⁴⁹ So it will be at the conclusion of the age. The angels will go forth and separate the evil ones out of the midst of the righteous ones. ⁵⁰ And they will throw them into the furnace of fire. In that place, there will be the weeping and the grinding of teeth.

Teachers in My Kingdom Will Expound From a Treasure of Old And New Things

⁵¹ “Did you understand all these things?” They say to Him, “Yes”. ⁵² And the One said to them, “For this reason^[c], every scribe^[d] having become-a-disciple^[e] in^[f] the kingdom of the heavens is like a man who is a house-master, who brings out new things and old^[g] things from his treasure”.

The Hometown People Are Astounded At Jesus, But Unbelieving

⁵³ And it came about that when Jesus finished these parables, He went-away from there. ⁵⁴ And having come into His hometown^[h], He was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astounded and saying “From where did this wisdom and the miracles come to this One? ⁵⁵ Is not this One the son of the carpenter? Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Jude^[i]? ⁵⁶ And His sisters, are they not all with us? From where then did all these things come to this One?” ⁵⁷ And they were taking-offense^[j] at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without-honor except in his hometown and in his house”. ⁵⁸ And He did not do many^[k] miracles there because of their unbelief.

Herod Says The Miracles of Jesus Mean He Is John The Baptist Back From The Dead

14 At that time, Herod the tetrarch^[l] heard the report about Jesus ² and said to his servants, “This One is John the Baptist. He himself arose from the dead, and for this reason the miraculous-powers^[m] are at-work in him”.

For Herod Had Beheaded John The Baptist

³ For^[n] Herod, having seized John, bound him and put him away in prison because of Herodias^[o], the wife of Philip^[p] his brother. ⁴ For John was saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her”. ⁵ And while wanting to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they were holding him as a prophet. ⁶ But at Herod’s birthday-celebrations having come about, the daughter^[q] of Herodias danced in their midst. And she pleased Herod. ⁷ Hence, he declared with an oath to give her whatever she asked. ⁸ And the one, having been prompted^[r] by her mother, says, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist”. ⁹ And [although] having been grieved, the king ordered that it be given, because of the oaths and the ones reclining-back-with him [to eat]. ¹⁰ And having sent, he beheaded John in the prison. ¹¹ And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. ¹² And having come to him, his disciples took away the corpse and buried him. And having gone^[s], they reported it to Jesus.